text: The early church suffered the same sort of problems Africa has faced in the recent past. Here were foreign concepts from the middle east which Saint Paul et al were attempting to incorporate into a European culture. As now known things did not go well for the early church in Europe, with locals complaining of discrimination and these Christians trying to subvert their culture and beliefs, the resultant backlash was more often than not of a disastrous  nature. Essentially it took hundreds of years for the principles of Christianity to gain a foothold in Europe, with mistakes being made on every side of the equation possible. What can we learn from this? That mistakes were made. Most certainly. That preconceived perceptions hampered the process. This is also true. However, that the love of God for mankind, and Christs message that we are to love one another, exceeds all boundaries, is most certainly the most true of all. That is what we should be striving for. Amen