[Tribune7]

Think of the history of Christianity. It was persecuted for 300 years in Rome.

[joesbucks]

But it was never extinguished.

The ability of it to thrive here in the US has rested with the government allowing it to exist and largely without interference of the institutions.

[Oztrich Boy]

Think of the history of Christianity. It was persecuted for 300 years in Rome.

250 tops. And then it was mainly a few short intense periods, sort of like the later European Witch Hunts.