was just another temple amidst the hundreds of others that filled the ancient Roman cities. By looking back at the obstacles that Christianity faced and the routes it took to overcome them and idea can of Christianitys future can be gained. The religious competition for Christianity has gradually been defeated. By adapting useful elements from other religious Christianity was able to draw their followers away from the competition and towards the ranks of the Church. Once the followers were gained Christianity proceeded to attempt to erase the remaining evidence that these other religious were ever here. And once the physical evidence was gone, the memories were then dulled. When looking into the future, if history repeats itself, then the religions which share the world with Christianity today could very likely end up as an element which will contribute to the Christianity of the future....
