Thursday, 4 September 2008
Why would Romans want to be Christians?
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Why in a very tolerant and accepting society would people actively decide to join a new exclusive religion which was against some of the core values Rome stood for? A religion which they would also be persecuted for belonging to, so why did Christianity become as popular as it was?
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1 comment:
i am not sure that Romans did want to be Christians but merely feigned belief in the views and beliefs of the emperor in order to gain favour with him.
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