History is written by the winners. Seldom does one hear about opposing ideas because those ideas were discarded by the dominant hegemonic society. Those discarded beliefs and ideas helped interpret biblical events.

At the Council of Nicea, one important decision was made regarding the future of Christianity. This decision was made by the ruling religious group. There were other sects of Christianity present, but their opinions and beliefs were discounted and labeled heresy. In this research paper, I will explore the beliefs of the Arian opposition in relation to the Trinity, what came to be accepted by the Church, and implications for social control by the Catholic Church. To explore this opposition, I will

use rhetorical lenses to investigate their stance. The rhetoric

The divinity of Jesus was adopted along with the 'Trinity,' which was a reconciliation with Roman paganism (Salmawy, 2002, 2). However, when asked to explain how can God be one and three simultaneously, or how can God be the Father and his own son at the same time, the Church will reply: "Just have faith!" and "That is the mystery of it!"

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