In other words, the Abelians were a bunch of weirdos! :-)

Anne


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>Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Timely Quiz (Moe to All) - answer
>Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 10:27:44 +0000
>
>Here's the answer to our first quiz question.
>
>ABELIANS Or ABELONIANS, a sect which arose in the diocese of Hippoo in 
>Africa,
>and is supposed to have begun in the reign of Arcadius, and ended in that 
>of
>Theodosius. Indeed, it was not calculated for being of any long 
>continuance.
>They regulated marriage after the example of Abel, who, they pretended, was
>married, but lived in a state of continence: they therefore allowed each 
>man
>to marry one woman, but enjoined them to live in the same state. To keep up
>the sect, when a man and woman entered into this society, they adopted a 
>boy
>and a girl, who were to inherit their goods, and to marry upon the same 
>terms
>of not having children, but of adopting two of different sexes.
>
>   Moe
>
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