Christian Persecution Paper

Rauser used television personals to back up the idea of Christians are the target of persecution in the United States, by relating to how religion is perceived by both an etic and emic approach. Both Sean Hannity and Jon Stewart are taking the current topic from an outsider viewpoint or an etic approach, since they are not affiliated with Christianity. They are taking a

There are many situations where I felt myself and others were treated unfairly; However, I’m going to share the one that struck out to me the most. Growing up, I was raised in a Christian background, specifically Methodist. Even though I respect the views of those who are not Christian, unfortunately not all Christians do that. Some Christians use their Christianity to judge those who are not living up to their expectations or those who are not righteous in their eyes. I experienced it myself because I was in a situation where other Christians were castigating me.

“Under Caesar’ Sword,” a report funded by the Templeton Religion Trust, is the very first systematic global study of Christians’ response to persecution. For three years, 14 scholars studied religious persecution and the responses to abuse of religious freedom in more than 30 countries, the Catholic News Agency details.

The earliest Christians did not have church building. They typically met in homes. (The first actual church building so far found is at Dura Europos on the Euphrates , dating about 231.). They did not have public ceremonies that would introduce them to the public, and they had no access to the mass media of their day. So, to understand the steady and diverse expansion, we can have a conversation, about the Apostle Paul, we don't run across many "big names" as missionaries in the first few hundred years of Christians history. Instead, the faith spread through a multitude of humble, ordinary believers whose names have been long forgotten.

The word “Christian” has been used extremely, and in some cases strangely, for over 2000 years. Historically, it was born in the ancient city of Antioch. There, according to Acts 11:26, “the disciples were first called Christians” (ESV). Since that first-century usage, “Christian” has defined religious groups & sects, armies, athletic endeavors, political parties, and a host of entities and ideas which probably would make those original disciples shake their heads in disbelief. “The Christian Vegetarian Association? Wouldn’t have dreamt it,” Peter could have told Paul, if they both spoke English.

In the first three centuries of the early Christian church. The church was being martyred and treated badly by the Roman population. There were many reasons that the Romans persecuted Christians. Although many people thought the reason was because the Christians refused to worship the Roman gods or take part in the sacrifices. But, that was only part the reason that the Romans actually persecuted Christians. The Romans just hated the Christians in general because of their teachings of the Lord.

Everyone in the world believes in some kind of religion. Whether it’s Christianity, Buddhism, Muslim, Atheism, etc. Each one of those religions is so unique and so diverse in the fact that they all have different values, beliefs, morals, dialogue, actions, and more. That being said, I have chosen to observe and write about the discourse community of the modern day Christian church.

Early Christianity had a lot to do with the transformation of Rome and posed a challenge to the Roman Empire. Christians were known as the enemy of Rome, primarily because they refused to worship the emperors as the embodiment of Rome’s Gods meaning they were denying his divinity and authority. The one whom the Christians worshiped had been declared a criminal, was tried and put to death the roman state.

In contrast, the total spent on mission work to introduce Christianity to more people throughout the world is $32 billion. That incidents are either not reported at all or reported but not directed to authorities … bad news, like “theft,” does not sit well with contributors. Insecurities such as “self-protective withdrawal, a sense of despair, fear, and the unwillingness to take a stand on a matter of moral principle” may also have an effect, easing the way for leaders to surrender ethical principles for the sake of profit or

Religious Persecution of Christian Beliefs What is religious persecution? At the beginning of this project, I thought religious persecution was a black and white topic with a clear definition. I thought that religious persecution was simply the persecution of a group because of their religious faith. However, I discovered that there are no simple explanations of religious persecution, and it is a much more complex and controversial issue than I had imagined. In fact, some events categorized as religious persecution reveal only shades of grey and ambiguities and do not neatly fit this simple definition. I wanted others to come to this same understanding. Therefore, I have formulated my own definition of religious persecution.

The Old Testament is the first half of the Bible, and is full of foreshadowing and the story of God's people. This is where we first see Salvation History, which began in the beginning with the creation story, went on through Abraham with his covenant with God, and continued through Moses and his exodus of Egypt. Salvation History is the events of God that are meant to show us how to act and our instruction to have eternal life in heaven with God.

In order to formulate an appropriate definition and understanding of Christian Spirituality, one must first understand the concept of Spirituality. The term Spirituality is not one that is conventional and unanimously accepted. David B. Perrin, in his book, Studying Christian Spirituality (2007) he describes what “authentic spirituality” is not: the “spiritual life” and “body life” are not detached, and it encompasses all of life’s aspects, for example, the psychological, social and intellectual dimensions, he goes on to say that these dimensions are crucial in understanding spirituality. Perrin also states that some would say that they are “spiritual, but not religious”, therefore it can be said that spirituality is not always associated with

The effort for the freedom of religion or belief has been ongoing for centuries, and has caused innumerable, often tragic events, especially against Christians. The twentieth century saw the codification of shared values related to freedom of religion and belief in abundant international treaties, declarations and conventions. The United Nations recognized the significance of religious liberty in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration). Nevertheless, in a four-year study of religious discrimination around the world (2006-2010), Christians were still the most-discriminated against group, experiencing harassment by the government and society in 168 countries.

Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven.” (Bloomberg , 10, 05, 2016, Page 1) The first persecution of Christians were started by the Romans government under the Emperor Nero 64 AD. (reference.com, 2017, n/a) The persecution of Christians started in 64 AD and has not ended. “A new study shows Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, Clayton Morris reported.” (Morris, 2017, Page1) “As of 2014, there are an estimate of 4200 different religions in the world.” (References.com, 2014). “I 2010 36.8% of christians were American, 25.6% of christians were European, 13.1% were in the Asia-Pacific and 23.6 of christians were in the Sub-Saharan Africa.” (Christianity Population, page

Martyrs tells us that the earliest persecution came under the rule of Nero in the year 67