anti-Christians
Hostile to believers
Anti-Christians are people who oppose Christianity, Christians, or Christian influence in society.
The term ranges from describing those who critique Christian doctrine or institutions to those who actively discriminate against or persecute Christians: The regime's anti-Christians burned churches and imprisoned clergy.
Sometimes used loosely for anyone perceived as hostile to Christian values.
Suffering for conviction
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
violence · hate crimes · bigotry · targeting · harassment · attacks · pogrom · scapegoating
Rejection of deities
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- antitheismActive opposition to deity belief
- irreligionAbsence of faith
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
humanism · freethought · skepticism · materialism · agnosticism · Enlightenment · criticism · polemics
Collective ownership system
- SovietOf the USSR
- MaoChinese family name
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
suppression · propaganda · reeducation · underground church · samizdat · gulags · North Korea · repression
Tyrannical first-century ruler
- lionsLarge African wild felines
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
paganism · martyrs · edicts · Julian · Trajan · scapegoat · Pliny · confiscation
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
intolerance · violence · hate crimes · bigotry · targeting · harassment · attacks · pogrom · scapegoating · mob violence
atheism
Rejection of deities
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- antitheismActive opposition to deity belief
- irreligionAbsence of faith
rationalism · humanism · freethought · skepticism · materialism · agnosticism · Enlightenment · criticism · polemics · apostasy
communism
Collective ownership system
- SovietOf the USSR
- MaoChinese family name
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
totalitarianism · suppression · propaganda · reeducation · underground church · samizdat · gulags · North Korea · repression · surveillance
Nero
Tyrannical first-century ruler
- lionsLarge African wild felines
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- crucifixionExecution by cross
gladiators · paganism · martyrs · edicts · Julian · Trajan · scapegoat · Pliny · confiscation · banishment
anti-ChristiansChristians
Jesus's followers collectively
evangelists · missionaries · believers · Christendom · Christian converts
anti-Christianscongregants
Members attending religious services
Christians · believers · true believers · disciples · churchgoers
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