Quote:Christianity has from the very beginning thrived under conditions of persecution.
You are regurgitating standard xtian bullshit based on a supposed "history" which they created for themselves in the 4th century and augmented later.
Actual Roman 'persecution' of xtians for the sole reason that they were 'xtian' dates from the mid- 3d century and was sporadic under various emperors. I have no doubt that you prefer the fairy tale version ( your kind always does) so I won't bother directing you to a site which demonstrates your error because you won't read it anyway.
Regardless, the Romans were quite tolerant of other religions - almost to a fault. Xtianity defined intolerance in the ancient world and forward.
