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A letter to the Romans attributed to Ignatius of Antioch might imply that Peter and Paul had special authority over the Roman church, [34] telling the Roman Christians: "I do not command you, as Peter and Paul did" (ch. 4), although Zwierlein says he could be simply referring to the Epistles of the Apostles, or their mission work in the city ...
In 1814, a new wave of persecution against Christians occurred in China as a result of the policies of the Jiaqing Emperor. On April 3rd of that year, he was arrested and put in prison. He encouraged the other prisoners and refused the orders of the magistrate to trample on the cross. He was strangled by hanging on November 7th of that year. [4]
Al-Hakim's mother was a Christian, and he had been raised mainly by Christians, and even through the persecution al-Hakim employed Christian ministers in his government. [123] Between 1004 and 1014, the caliph produced legislation to confiscate ecclesiastical property and burn crosses; later, he ordered that small mosques be built atop church ...
The history of Christian thought has included concepts of both inclusivity and exclusivity from its beginnings, that have been understood and applied differently in different ages, and have led to practices of both persecution and toleration. Early Christian thought established Christian identity, defined heresy, separated itself from ...
Adding that Christians are persecuted in more than 70 countries in the world, Carraway said, "The world has changed and it's harder to be a Christian now in the United States than it was in 1995 ...
Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and Orthodoxy. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2006; E G. Downing, "Pliny's Prosecution of Christians: Revelation and 1 Peter," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 34(1988) 105-23; Lillian C. Freudmann. Antisemitism in the New Testament, University Press of America (1994); ISBN 0-8191-9295-3
Hundreds of cathedrals, churches, monuments and public buildings are illuminated with red lights in order to raise awareness about the persecution of Christians and the issue of religious freedom ...
The Catholic Encyclopedia states: "St. Paul's account of the incident leaves no doubt that St. Peter saw the justice of the rebuke." [31] In contrast, L. Michael White's From Jesus to Christianity states: "The blowup with Peter was a total failure of political bravado, and Paul soon left Antioch as persona non grata, never again to return." [32]