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The Myth of the Persecuted Church

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The Myth of the Persecuted Church
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RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church
February 20, 2018 at 8:25 pm
(February 20, 2018 at 7:36 pm)Minimalist Wrote: At most, in a period of nearly 3 centuries, scholars can identify a maximum of 12 years when xtians were actively persecuted by a handful of emperors and, in the case of Decius, c 250 AD, it is not apparent that his decree was aimed at xtians at all.

But that's a conservative estimate, right? It could have been more, but definitely those 12 years...

I mean, Nero's reign was longer than 12 years, and it's hard to see why he was so hated by the Christians if he didn't actually persecute them.

History isn't a strong point for me. I personally think Nero showed himself to be a psychopath by ordering Seneca to commit suicide.
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The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 20, 2018 at 7:04 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Chad32 - February 20, 2018 at 7:19 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by CapnAwesome - February 22, 2018 at 10:57 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vorlon13 - February 22, 2018 at 12:38 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vulcanlogician - February 20, 2018 at 7:25 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Amarok - February 20, 2018 at 9:05 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vorlon13 - February 20, 2018 at 7:33 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Silver - February 20, 2018 at 7:36 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 20, 2018 at 7:36 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vulcanlogician - February 20, 2018 at 8:25 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Pat Mustard - February 21, 2018 at 2:27 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 20, 2018 at 7:47 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vulcanlogician - February 20, 2018 at 9:17 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Amarok - February 21, 2018 at 9:13 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Fireball - February 20, 2018 at 9:26 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 20, 2018 at 11:38 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by chimp3 - February 21, 2018 at 2:08 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 21, 2018 at 2:20 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by chimp3 - February 21, 2018 at 2:30 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 21, 2018 at 1:12 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vorlon13 - February 21, 2018 at 1:16 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 21, 2018 at 1:22 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Amarok - February 21, 2018 at 1:30 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 21, 2018 at 1:31 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 21, 2018 at 9:14 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vulcanlogician - February 22, 2018 at 10:13 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Chad32 - February 22, 2018 at 11:23 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by CapnAwesome - February 22, 2018 at 5:21 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 22, 2018 at 12:23 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Chad32 - February 22, 2018 at 5:24 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 24, 2018 at 12:27 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vulcanlogician - February 24, 2018 at 3:00 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by The Grand Nudger - February 24, 2018 at 12:14 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Chad32 - February 24, 2018 at 2:53 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - February 24, 2018 at 4:09 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by brewer - February 25, 2018 at 10:29 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by The Grand Nudger - February 27, 2018 at 2:17 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by vulcanlogician - February 28, 2018 at 9:22 pm
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by robvalue - February 28, 2018 at 2:03 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by The Grand Nudger - February 28, 2018 at 7:41 am
RE: The Myth of the Persecuted Church - by Minimalist - March 1, 2018 at 12:41 am

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