Under Caesar's Sword Resiliece

The persecutions of the martyrs strengthened Christianity because the martyrs if they were willing to be killed for their faith then it must be very significant to them. The martyr’s suffering mirrored Jesus’ suffering and reinforced faith among Christians. “They looking upon her in her conflict, beheld with their eyes, through their sister, Him who had suffered for them in order to persuade those who trust in Him

“I love the name of honor, more than I fear death,” a quote said by one of the most famous Roman leaders named Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was born in July 100 BC and he died on March 15, 44B.C. Caesar was a general, politician, and a dictator. Caesar was loved by many people for guiding them and providing safety for them, but he was also hated by a countless number of people. That hate ended up in him being murdered. He gave Rome hope for a better future and a promise of new land, jobs, and wealth. Caesar accomplished many things for his country like win many victories, developed the Julian calendar, and redistributed land to the poor. He used many different tactics and strategies to win his wars. Through brilliant military tactics, Julius Caesar, ruler of Rome from 49 B.C. to 44 B.C., guided the people of Italy and Rome to achieve many victories, allowing him to become a powerful ruler, hero, and inspiration and leaving a legacy that still shapes the world today.

This article directly relates to my topic of Christianity because the article itself has the word “Christian” in its title. It also relates to my topic because of how it talks about persecution of people if you believe in Christianity. For instance, a section of the article states, “Christians must think through their cultural position more carefully than at any other point in US history” (Ellis 1). The main point of the article is

This viewpoint that many today still have of Christian and race superiority is why Christianity is not salvageable. Too many people will never admit that they persecuted and harmed hundreds of thousands in the name of Christianity. This point being also noted when McLaren tells of the seminarian experience and how many strongly believe in the violence against non-Christians (73-74). The ancestors of those killed in brutal ways will never accept Christianity as anything other than a genocidal society that wants to cleans the earth of all heathens.

Religion has had a severe influence on society and by looking at the diverse attitudes that Christians employed regarding their religion through time one is likely to observe that many individuals who interpret religion erroneously are likely to put across hostile behavior toward innocent individuals. History has seen several Christians who stood up to mainstream religious thinking and who lobbied in regard to alternative methods of being religious. The cases of Margery Kempe and Martin Luther are two of the most notable examples of Christians who dared to put across their personal beliefs during a time when the Church harshly criticized and oppressed individuals like them.

Julius Caesar was born July 12, 100 B.C. By age 31 Julius Caesar fought in many battles and was also apart of Roman Politics and soon became dictator of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar got married to Cornelia, they were forced to get a divorce, but Caesar refused and joined the military. After returning his wife died.

Julius Caesar was a man who was uncommonly uncommon. He had never been brought around any kind of weaknesses. He was firm to face all dangers and wrongs that incorporated him. He had a tall and appealing stature and was to a great degree congenial. The overall population was something he was minding of, and it was minding of him, also. All his behavior were dumbfounding (Abbott 14). It was this that brought him to transform into a phenomenal general. He was to a great degree given on special strategies that would help him control the Roman officers who were harsh and incredibly willing to fight. He had a stand-out speed the degree that striking his foes. He had various qualities yet constancy was one of them, which helped him fight his battles. His troopers had complete endurance to him in light of his power capacities. The attributes he held made it worth fighting close-by Julius Caesar (SFUSD para.1).

Part I – Intro: “An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.” (James A. Michener, Space) I am here today arguing a denied, avoided, and controversial topic [Christian Persecution]; and, I am doing this so that I can make the increasing amount of attacks on our first amendment rights known. The injustice here is not only the attacks on Christians’ rights to religious freedom, but also because it is ignored. The rights of everyone are compromised because no matter what religion you identify with or even one at all, there is a precedent being set that denying someone’s right is okay. “1,400 documented attacks on religious freedom, at a 15% increase over the past year and a 133% increase over the past five years.”

In 2012, members of “Bible Believers”-- a group of Christian street preachers-- were kicked out of an Arab-American festival in Dearborn, Michigan. When the Muslim crowd became violent, the preachers contacted the police to protect them. Instead, the police told the preachers to leave the festival or be arrested.

Napoleon Bonaparte's prosperity as an armed forces pioneer and vanquisher can likewise be seen in another extraordinary pioneer, Julius Caesar. Both Caesar and Napoleon accomplished awesome wonderfulness by bringing their nations beyond chaos. It was Caesar, Napoleon demonstrated after, he needed to be as awesome if not more noteworthy than Caesar. Looking toward the history, Napoleon recognized what ventures to take to make progress Napoleon consumed literature on the specialty of war. The roman world history was changed by Julius Caesar he was the solid pioneer unequivocally and unavoidably.

Many people think that the Jews are the most persecuted because of the Holocaust. However, Christians are the most persecuted in the world. Since the death of Jesus Christians have been suffering forever. Right now Christians are being persecuted all over the world and under the United States government.

The enemies of Julius Caesar are dead. He was gracious; in return for their kindness when they kidnapped him, he slit their throats and then crucified them so they would suffer less. He was kidnapped as he traveled to greece in 75 B.C. In captivity he was treated well and had even become somewhat friends with the pirates. They told him that they were asking twenty talents for his safe return. He became furious and told them he was worth at least fifty talents. From then until the day he was released he told them that they would regret this abduction of him with their lives. They took his threat as a joke. Soon after his release they realized they were dead wrong, because they were soon dead.,

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has started a campaign called “Bless the Persecuted” last week to raise funds to help Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East who suffered persecution at the hands of Islamist terrorists.

Many Americans flocked to see Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ.” On over 2.000 screens across America the viewed the “harrowing depiction of Jesus' last 12 hours in wide-screen vivid color.” (Allen 2004) People viewed images of Jesus being flogged, crucified and left to die. This violence caused some Christians discomfort with theology, and some Jews’ fear that it will “incite violence against them because of its portrayal of Jews’ involvement in Jesus’ death.” (Allen 2004)

When the early Christians had to keep their faith against the persecutions of the Roman Empire, they had -- obviously -- a visible enemy. Once their religion was legalized and established, however, they had new questions to ask concerning who they were, what could hurt their souls and their way of life. Some of them, at least, concluded that the materialism of the dominant Roman way of life was a non-agressive, but equally corrosive force that would destroy them -- not physically, but spiritually. These Fourth Century Christians, men and women, then left their societies and withdrew into the desert to be able to find true "paradise," not in a safe, secure niche in society, but in their relationship with