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Christianity was illegal and a death sentence in the Roman Empire; one that was carried out many times. The idea that this was somehow preferrable to being considered Jewish is not a position that I think you will find much support for. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 12:31, 28 July 2008 (EDT)
Christianity was illegal and a death sentence in the Roman Empire; one that was carried out many times. The idea that this was somehow preferrable to being considered Jewish is not a position that I think you will find much support for. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 12:31, 28 July 2008 (EDT)
:On the contrary, many ancient texts are quite clear that the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, while excecuted with particular gusto and viciousness, particularly during the reign of Nero, was not a constant thread running throughout the history of the Roman Empire, nor was it carried out, for a relatively speaking, sustained period. In fact, as Christianity was adopted as the state religion, and given the vitriol of the Christian authorities and Constantine - both well documented - it is apparent that being considered Christian rather than Jewish '''''was''''' preferrable. [[Image:User Fox.png|10px]] [[User:Fox|שועל]] <small>([[User talk:Fox|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Fox|contribs]])</small> 12:58, 28 July 2008 (EDT)