Actually, no one did. Christians are still persecuted today.
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.
No
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.
A martyr is someone who suffers or dies because of their beliefs. The Christians in Rome were persecuted/killed because they would not worship Roman gods or take part in sacrifices.
The Romans did nothing to the Christians for their beliefs. They persecuted them for crimes against the state. For example, Nero is supposed to have persecuted the Christians. He punished them for the crime of arson. After the situation calmed down, he let them go and they worshiped without interference. The later persecutions were because of the crime of sedition. The Romans considered them rebelling against lawful authority, basically because of their refusal to honor the state gods, their secretiveness in their meetings and, after the religion gained many followers, their civil disruptions.
He persecuted Christians for what they believed in.
Jews like Paul persecuted the christians.
Saul.
Yes.
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.