Yes. It is against the law to be a Chrisitan in China. It is also important to understand that Christians are persecuted in every country, even when it's not illegal. Insulting a Christian because of their religon is also classed as persecution. However, Christians also know that God is always with them and shares their pain when they are persecuted. Matthew 28 v 20 Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.
Actually, no one did. Christians are still persecuted today.
Christians who were persecuted were Saint Paul,Peter and all the apostles excluding John.The time of the Roman Empire, they are some great saints like Lawrence,Ignatius of Antioch,Most of the pope of the first,second, third century.In the modern times,Christians were persecuted in China,Vietnam,Myanmar and the North Korea.During world war 2,Saint Maiximilian Kolbe is one of them.
Christians had meetings at night because they were persecuted, and they wanted their meetings to be secret. In some parts of the world, Christians are still persecuted today.
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A:Members of almost all religious groups have been persecuted unfairly by members of other faiths. Religion may not be the only cause of all instances of persecution, but it is a leading cause:The early Christians were at times persecuted by the pagans, although not to anywhere near the extent that later Christian tradition assertsPagans of the Roman Empire were unfairly persecuted by the Christians, as soon as Christians were in a position to do so.Gnostic Christians were persecuted by Catholic-Orthodox Christians.Jews have been persecuted by Christians, down through the ages.Christians and Muslims persecuted each other.Hindus were persecuted by Muslims in IndiaBuddhists were persecuted by Muslims and Hindus in IndiaZoroastrian, Druze and Bahai followers are persecuted by MuslimsPeople have also been persecuted because of their race or sexual orientation.
AnswerChristians are not persecuted for being Christians in either Israel or the Palestinian territories. Arguably, Christian Arabs may be discriminated against for their ethnicity, but not for being Christians.
He persecuted Christians for what they believed in.
Jews like Paul persecuted the christians.
Yes.
Saul.
The reasons why the individual Christians were persecuted in this period were varied. They were perhaps scapegoats, their faith attacked where more personal or local hostilities were at issue.
Yes, although the government suppresses religion in China, there is a HUGE house church movement there, with an estimated 60 to 70 million Christians. They are persecuted heavily. There are also Buddhists in China, about 102 million according to adherents.com. There are also Confucianists, Taoists, and Moslems in China.