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[[File:Lookingforwardtodying-5-15.jpg|thumb|304px]]The '''persecution of Christians''' | [[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]. | ||
[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]. | [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]. |