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Why Were Christians Prosecuted In The Early Centuries

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Christians were prosecuted in the early centuries after Christ for many reasons which can all be traced back to the roots of their beliefs. Firstly, Christians would not acknowledge any of the gods approved by the Romans. In the eyes of the Roman citizens, this meant that the Christians were therefore atheists because even though they believed in God, they did not believe in the official Roman gods. This also meant that they were now labeled as threats to the integrity of Roman society. According to Emperor Trajan, if a Christian refused to make sacrifices to the Roman gods in his presence , that individual would be sentenced to death. Secondly, Christians were seen as cannibals because of their religious ceremony in which they eat the “body”
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