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MithraismIt is the tierce day of December, only twenty-two days remain till the rejoicing of Mithra begins (Cunningham, 197). Myself and a few of my armycomrades have big plans for this up coming occasion, it is dear a shame thoughthat some of our fellow country men, and our own wives even, are trying to spoilour Mithristic festivities.It seems the beliefs of Mithra are becoming quite unpopular in Rome.Only a sm exclusively portion of my fellow soldiers legato belong to the brotherhood, andthe soldiers are the only ones who follow the ways of Mithra. Most of the romish mess will not even admit of an existence of my religion, women do not like itbecause they are not aloud to par memorize in it (197). That is for their own goodthough, Mithraism is not meant for women or the weak, their are some things they vertical can not understand.No, the people of this land do not recall in Mithraism, but they dohave their own god to worship. In fact it is all my wife can speak of, thisChris tianity. The faith the people of Rome are demonstrating for this man Jesusand his teachings is very uncanny, and it is only pain in the ass my creed.The nerve these Christians have, putting their most holy of days on the equivalent day as ours (197). This moldiness be some sort of camarilla in trying tofinish off a dying religion. If that is not enough, they even tore down my placeof worship and built a church building of their own in place of it (197). Now I musttravel two hours by horse just to fulfill my uncanny needs.My wife, she cannot understand anything. We argue continuously oer howto raise our son. Before my church was torn down there was little to fuss over,now all she does is complain. She says that it is to far of a trip for him tojourney with me every week, and that he should go with her to the Christianchurch. She also protests that our ways are to barbaric, and he should not takepart in some of its activities.She is in great dismay over what I have in store for ou r young lad thiscoming twenty-fifth. In my religion only men can join, and the men must followcertain rites of passage to be aloud to enter. One of the more(prenominal) important ritesis the sacrifice of a bull (197). She believes that she is going to take him toher chuch in celebration of the Christian god Jesus.