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Well, for the first three centuries, the Roman emperors tried to suppress the Church by killing all the Christians on the basis of irreligion! Then in the early 4th century, Emperor Constantine issued a proclamation of toleration and allowed Christianity to grow unhindered. Later in the Empire, Christianity became the state religion.

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