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Line 3: − + − |title=Acts 17:23 − |url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17:23&version=NIV − |publisher=BibleGateway.com − |quote=Credit:Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®}}</ref>|group=note}} It is not just simultaneous practice of two unrelated religions motivated either by ''external pressure'' or ''inner anxiety'' but it rather equates heterogeneous religious elements and thereby changes their ''original meaning'' without admitting such change.
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In the modern world, religions such as [[Unitarianism]] could be considered syncretic in that it is a blending of differing belief systems that are constantly evolving.
In the modern world, religions such as [[Unitarianism]] could be considered syncretic in that it is a blending of differing belief systems that are constantly evolving.
Syncretism should not be confused with the adoption of formal elements of other religions into Christianity for missionary reasons.{{#tag:ref|cf.''"For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you."'' (Acts 17:23, New International Version)<ref>{{cite web
Syncretism should not be confused with the adoption of formal elements of other religions into Christianity for missionary reasons.{{#tag:ref|cf. [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17:23&version=NIV Acts 17:23]|group=note}} It is not just simultaneous practice of two unrelated religions motivated either by ''external pressure'' or ''inner anxiety'' but it rather equates heterogeneous religious elements and thereby changes their ''original meaning'' without admitting such change.
An attempt to penetrate deeply into the heart of the [[Christian]] [[doctrine]] by applying the process of syncretistic assimilation was performed by [[gnosticism]].<ref name="Christopaganism">{{cite book
An attempt to penetrate deeply into the heart of the [[Christian]] [[doctrine]] by applying the process of syncretistic assimilation was performed by [[gnosticism]].<ref name="Christopaganism">{{cite book