This, together with the influence of the different religions, created a very moralistic climate which was not always conducive to home care.
In the hands of moralistic theologians, like Lactantius, they certainly assume a somewhat grotesque form, but the fact that these men clung to them is the clearest evidence that in the West millennarianism was still a point of "orthodoxy" in the 4th century.
Simple souls found their spiritual pasture in little mincing "devotions"; while robuster minds built up for themselves a natural moralistic religion, quite as close to Epictetus as to Christianity.
In this overtly moralistic fable, Stu's extramarital sins are limited to taking off his wedding ring for his daily phone calls.
The memorable diaper wearer, now recast Despite being a very well thought out and quite moralistic piece.