[Ken522]

Paganism, with its worship of a variety of gods and goddesses, tends by its very nature to be more tolerant of other faiths than monotheistic religion.

So the Romans, being pagans, were more tolerant of other faiths? Anyone who has seen "The Passion of The Christ" which shows the scourging of Jesus Christ can see that the Romans were anything but tolerant of other faiths.

[marktwain]

Anyone who has seen "The Passion of The Christ" which shows the scourging of Jesus Christ can see that the Romans were anything but tolerant of other faiths.

I believe that you are wrong. The Roman execution of Jesus was, in their eyes, a political, not a religious act.

Remember that Christianity did not even exist at that point. If anyone was being intolerant, it was the monotheistic Jewish leaders, because Christ was a threat to their positions.

[liberallarry]

So the Romans, being pagans, were more tolerant of other faiths? Anyone who has seen "The Passion of The Christ" which shows the scourging of Jesus Christ can see that the Romans were anything but tolerant of other faiths.

Wrong. The Romans singled out the Jews for special punishment because the latter were notoriously intolerant.

[liberallarry]

Also you confuse cruelty with tolerance. The entire ancient world habitually inflicted punishments that we find barbaric and inhuman.

[tpaine]

Check your back.. There's a circular argument coming up behind you.