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Umm. Christians?
Initiating a prayer group is one way... dedicating a Novena is another.
Nero put to death his brother, wife and mother plus a great many of the aristocrats in the widespread plot of Piso. But remember he had a reason for these acts. He also put many Christians to death as they were accused and found guilty of arson.
I don't believe they put anyone to death (at least officially) anymore.AnswerIt is prophesied that in the future they will.
Pontius Pilate, the Governor of Judea. No, they still followed their Roman pagan gods.
In Christianity, there are some famous martyrs, some examples are: Jesus, John the Baptist, Saint Valentine, who was put to death by the Romans for secretly wedding Christians back when Christians were being condemned by the Roman Empire.
They were either put in jail or killed!
Jews are not 'Christians' because if they were, they would be known as 'Christians', and not as 'Jews'. To put it in other words: As a 'Jew', the individual is, by definition, a 'Jew' and not a 'Christian'. Were that individual to become a 'Christian', he would then no longer be a 'Jew'. By the same token, my Aunt is not a bicycle, and my dogs are not watermelons.
What we agree on is that this command is no longer in effect.
It guaranteed toleration to all christians. It declared a death penalty for those like jew, and atheists, who denied the divinity of Jesus and ofcourse was used in protection of the catholic minority. *Act of 1649 put Lord Baltimore's desires into action, promising not only Catholics, but also Protestants of all beliefs, the freedom to worship in their own way
Martyr. "Witness" came to be used for those who testified of Christ but were not put to death.
There were more than three groups targeted by the church during the dark ages. Heretics, or fellow Christians who didn't believe the church's teachings were right, and proclaimed such beliefs were often imprisoned and put to death. The indigenous populations of various regions practiced religions or medical herbalism that the church felt was witchcraft and would execute their judgment on such individuals, often in a very harsh way. Jews and Muslims as well as many other religions also suffered persecution from Christians who were doing the exact opposite of what Jesus taught.