> Vauchex
> deals with this very question, explaining that conversion of German tribes
to
> Christianity required an Old Testament approach to religion, i.e., teaching
> people to observe the Ten Commandments and not continually bash each other
> before they could learn things such as contemplative prayer.
I understand the Romans were shocked by the behavior of the Germanic tribes.
But I thought it was for things like allowing everyone in the tribe to vote
(even women and children) when a chief had to be elected.
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