Persecution Of Christians

In the two thousand years of the Christian faith, about 70 million believers have been killed for their faith, of whom 45.5 million or 65% were in the twentieth century, according to "The New Persecuted" ("I Nuovi Perseguitati").[1] The same source indicate that current persecution of Christians is most severe in Sudan.

The first Christians were born and raised under Judaism, as Christianity began as a sect of Judaism. The earliest examples of "Jewish persecution of Christians" could better be understood perhaps as examples of "Jewish persecution of other Jews," that is, sectarian conflict. Prior to the destruction of the Temple, Judaism was extermely heterodox; after the destruction of the Temple, early Christians and Pharisees vied for influence among Jews.

The complete, up-to-date and editable article about Persecution Of Christians can be found at Wikipedia: Persecution Of Christians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Christians