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The '''persecution of Christians''' known as ''Christophobia'' (or Anti-Christian) can be 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 persecuted for their fait 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 missionaries as well as converts to Christianity have been the target of persecution ever since the emergence of Christianity, sometimes to the point of being martyred for their faith. | Christian missionaries as well as converts to Christianity have been the target of persecution ever since the emergence of Christianity, sometimes to the point of being martyred for their faith. | ||
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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 atheistic states such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union], Communist Albania and North Korea. | 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 atheistic states such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union], Communist Albania and North Korea. | ||
==Known Anti-Christians== | ==Known Anti-Christians== | ||
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#[[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] | #[[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] | ||
#[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] | #[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]] | ||
=== | ===Atheists=== | ||
#[[Craig Stephen Hicks]] | #[[Craig Stephen Hicks]] | ||
#[[Devin Patrick Kelley]] | #[[Devin Patrick Kelley]] | ||
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#[[Eric Harris]] | #[[Eric Harris]] | ||
#[[Dylan Klebold]] | #[[Dylan Klebold]] | ||
===Islamists=== | ===Islamists=== | ||
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#[[Hezbollah]] | #[[Hezbollah]] | ||
#[[Nation of Islam]] | #[[Nation of Islam]] | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
#Some [[Alt-Right]] Groups | |||
#[[Adam Lanza]] | #[[Adam Lanza]] | ||
#[[Larry Gene Ashbrook]] | #[[Larry Gene Ashbrook]] | ||
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#[[Aleksandr Dugin]] | #[[Aleksandr Dugin]] | ||
#[[Adolf Hitler]] | #[[Adolf Hitler]] | ||
#[[Nazi Party]] | #[[Nazi Party]] | ||
#[[Jewish Defense League]] | #[[Jewish Defense League]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also:== | ||
* [[Islamophobia]] | * [[Islamophobia]] | ||
* [[Anti-Semitism|Antisemitism]] | * [[Anti-Semitism|Antisemitism]] | ||
* [[Militant Atheism]] | * [[Militant Atheism]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Religious]] | [[Category:Anti-Religious]] | ||
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[[Category:Satanism]] | [[Category:Satanism]] | ||
[[Category:Ideologies]] | [[Category:Ideologies]] | ||