Christians Were Persecuted by Their Own Government for the First

question 56

Essay

Christians were persecuted by their own government for the first three hundred years of that religion.In contrast, Islam had antagonistic neighbors but could spread freely within Muslim empires.How did these two experiences shape some of the differences in attitude or practice of these religions?

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Definitions:

Quality

An attribute or characteristic that defines the nature of something, often used to describe the standard of something compared to other similar things.

Quantity

A property that can exist as a multitude or a magnitude, relating to the amount or number of material or immaterial things.

Categorical Proposition

A declaration that affirms or refutes a fact for all elements within a group.

Universal Negative

A logical statement in the form of "No S are P," denying that any members of one set are members of another set.