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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2198968, member: 42773&quot;]Yes, and also, it&#039;s not sufficient to the cause of intellectual integrity to generalize. Christianity is not all people who call themselves Christian, neither is Paganism all people who call themselves pagan. Specifically who did what and how?</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s certain that Galerius aroused Diocletian&#039;s distrust of the Christian sect, which led to a great deal of persecution, but from what I understand, the paranoia of the emperors had more to do with suspicions of political sedition, not with any disapproval of Christian theology. Galerius eventually had to concede that trying to eliminate Christianity was a failure, saying, &quot;wherefore, for this our indulgence, they ought to pray to their God for our safety, for that of the republic, and for their own, that the republic may continue uninjured on every side, and that they may be able to live securely in their homes.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>This underscores the idea that the persecution was political in nature, rather than religious. Does that make it any better? Of course not, but it makes Galerius no different than any despot seeking to control the masses. The world is still full of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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