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The contents of this belief involved the removal of religion, faith and superstition that plagued numerous [[Human]] worlds that had been recontacted by [[Terra]]. Instead, the Imperial Truth was offered by [[Iterator]]s that provided the cold clarity of logic and science to the masses.¹ As part of his campaign to spread the Imperial truth, the Emperor's [[Thunder Warriors]] destroyed churches, believing it to be necessary to have humanity accept science and reason over superstition and barbarism.{{Fn|31}}

As part of his campaign to spread the Imperial truth, the Emperor's [[Thunder Warriors]] destroyed all churches on [[Terra]], believing it to be necessary to have humanity accept science and reason over superstition and barbarism.{{Fn|3}} The Imperial Truth began to disintegrate due to the [[Horus Heresy]] and encounters with the [[Chaos|Dark Powers]] of the [[Warp]]. Many either turned Traitor as a result or embraced the growing [[Lectitio Divinitatus]] which proclaimed that the [[Emperor]] was a god. ^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)|Horus Rising]] by [[Dan Abnett]], Part One, Chapter Three, pgs. 58-59*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Galaxy In Flames (Novel)|Galaxy In Flames]] by [[Ben Counter]], {{Cite This}}*{{Endn|3}}: ''[[The Last Church (Short Story)]]''