>> “That’s right, Constantine found a bunch of pagans, appointed them bishops and all the Christians, after suffering 300 years of persecution, just went along with it.” <<
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No, Constantine slaughtered enough ‘christians’ to get compliance with the survivors. Fear conquers poorly educated and spiritually weak clergy every time.
So Constantine was able to accomplish in a few years what his predecessors could not in 300 years! And he did this under the cover of a Edict of Toleration. Sorry but there is no evidence of such a persecution. You cannot just make up history to fit your preconceived ideas.