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they were prosecuted because the Romans thought the Christians were strange and were and embarrassment to Rome and didn't want there religion to be a part of Rome.

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Actually they didn't. The empire was filled with people from the known ancient world who worshipped a variety of gods and goddesses so they were pretty tolerant of other religions.

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Q: Why did Romans initially want to punish Christians?
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