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The '''Imperial Truth''' was a doctrine preached by the [[Imperium of Man]] during the years of the [[Great Crusade]].
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.{{Fn|1}} Other key aspects of the Imperial Truth was the manifest destiny of mankind to rule the stars, the exceptionalism of [[humanity]], and the danger posed by all [[xenos]].{{Fn|4}} 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}} In truth, the Emperor sought to wipe out superstition and religion as they were easy doors from which the powers of [[Chaos]] entered the minds of men.{{Fn|5}}
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 movement of the [[Lectitio Divinitatus]], which proclaimed that the [[Emperor]] was a god.{{Fn|2}}
Much later, some [[Enforcer (Security Force)|Enforcers]] aimed to uphold something named the '''Pax Imperialis'''. Whether this refers to the same heresy-era Pax, a synonym for the law, or something else is unknown.{{Fn|6}}
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)|Horus Rising]] by [[Dan Abnett]], Part One, Chapter Three, pgs. 58–59*{{Endn|2}}: [[Galaxy In Flames (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]], {{Cite Marker End}}*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Last Church (Short Story)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]*{{Endn|4}}: [[The First Heretic (Novel)]] , Chapter 7*{{Endn|5}}: [[Master of Mankind (Novel)]] — , Chapter 13*{{Endn|6}}: [[White Dwarf November 2019]], pg.{{CME}}
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