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[[File: | [[File:Lookingforwardtodying-5-15.jpg|thumb|304px]]The '''persecution of Christians''' known as ''Christophobia'' (or Anti-Christian) can be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity historically] traced from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_1st_century first century] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_era Christian era] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_21st_century present day]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity Early Christians] were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution persecuted] for their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_in_Christianity faith] at the hands of both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians_by_the_Jews Jews] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_of_early_Christianity_and_Judaism whose religion Christianity arose] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire Romans] who controlled many of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity lands across which early Christianity was spread]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_4th_century Early in the fourth century], a form of the religion was legalized by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Milan Edict of Milan], and it eventually became the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_church_of_the_Roman_Empire State church of the Roman Empire]. | ||
Christian | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_missionaries Christian missionaries] as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Converts_to_Christianity converts to Christianity] have been the target of persecution ever since the emergence of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity Christianity], sometimes to the point of being [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrdom martyred for their faith]. | ||
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schism schisms] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and especially the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation Protestant Reformation], sometimes provoked severe conflicts between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_denominations Christian denominations] to the point of persecuting each other. | |||
In the 20th century, Christians were persecuted by various governments including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire] in the form of the [[Armenian Genocide]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_Genocide Assyrian Genocide] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Genocide Greek Genocide], as well as | In the 20th century, Christians were persecuted by various governments including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire] in the form of the [[Armenian Genocide]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_Genocide Assyrian Genocide] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Genocide Greek Genocide], as well as by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_atheism atheistic states] such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Albania Communist Albania] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea North Korea]. | ||
==Known Anti-Christians== | |||
=== | ==Known Anti-Christians:== | ||
===[[Communist]]s=== | |||
#[[Vladimir Lenin]] | #[[Vladimir Lenin]] | ||
#[[Joseph Stalin]] | #[[Joseph Stalin]] | ||
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#[[Kim Jong-il]] | #[[Kim Jong-il]] | ||
#[[Kim Jong-un]] | #[[Kim Jong-un]] | ||
#[[Che Guevara]] | #[[Che Guevara]] | ||
#[[League of Militant Atheists]] | #[[League of Militant Atheists]] | ||
#[[Khmer Rouge]] | #[[Khmer Rouge]] | ||
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#[[Hồ Chí Minh]] | #[[Hồ Chí Minh]] | ||
#[[Xi Jinping]] | #[[Xi Jinping]] | ||
=== | ===Atheists=== | ||
#[[Craig Stephen Hicks]] | #[[Craig Stephen Hicks]] | ||
#[[Devin Patrick Kelley]] | #[[Devin Patrick Kelley]] | ||
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#[[Christopher Harper-Mercer]] | #[[Christopher Harper-Mercer]] | ||
#[[Matthew Murray]] | #[[Matthew Murray]] | ||
#[[ | #[[Anton LaVey]] | ||
===Islamists=== | ===Islamists=== | ||
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#[[Maute group|Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] | #[[Maute group|Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] | ||
#[[National Thowheeth Jama'ath]] | #[[National Thowheeth Jama'ath]] | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
#[[ | #[[Alt-Right]] | ||
#[[Christian Identity]] | |||
#[[Larry Gene Ashbrook]] | #[[Larry Gene Ashbrook]] | ||
#[[Creativity (religion)|Creativity]] | #[[Creativity (religion)|Creativity]] | ||
#[[Atomwaffen Division]] | #[[Atomwaffen Division]] | ||
#[[Dogolachan]] | #[[Dogolachan]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Religious]] | [[Category:Anti-Religious]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | ||
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[[Category:Satanism]] | [[Category:Satanism]] | ||
[[Category:Ideologies]] | [[Category:Ideologies]] | ||