A professor at Notre Dame is gaining fame for her new book in which she claims many of the stories of Christian martyrdom from the early period of the church are actually exaggerations and untrue. She claims to be a practicing Catholic and “expert in Christianity,” and that this book is not an attack on faith, but on historical inaccuracies. But it’s easy to see how something like this could minimize the persecution of historical Christians while simultaneously encouraging greater persecution of Christians world-wide. And with the amount of persecutions Christians are facing at the hands of Muslims, communists, and others world-wide presently, encouraging greater persecution is not desirable. A recent article reports:
“…advancing some bold claims, the professor holds that the so-called “Age of Martyrs” was, at least in part, fictional. This was the time-frame before Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in the fourth century — a period during which many allege that believers were brutally murdered by Roman authorities. Stories are often told today of the plight that these individuals faced. But Moss believes that many of these narratives were exaggerations used to push back against heretics, to inspire believers and to gain support for church funding.” We continue to defend religious freedom in West Virginia, and seek greater freedom for Christians world-wide. Click here for original article.
About Nathan Cherry
Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.
Considering the popularity of this book and the fact that at least two more in the series will be published, in addition to a movie, the attraction this book has for women – even Christian women – is without question. What is in question is whether it is right, good, and healthy for women, particularly Christian women seeking to live a holy life, to read such material.
As I write this, it is literally4 a.m.and I am seriously wide awake. I went to sleep before11 p.m.but awoke from a disturbing dream. Is what has been happening inAmericathat far away from a bad dream? We have drifted, no run, so far from our roots of religious freedom and our Christian roots that it is difficult to recognize the country we have become.
