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Christians and Persecution, Then and Now

January 13, 2013 By James F. McGrath 12 Comments

I find it both sad and laughable at the same time that both Protestants and Catholics are claiming that they are being persecuted when their views are no longer taken for granted by others, or they are not given access to a particular platform to promote their views. Having recently completed a study of the [...]

Filed Under: Christianity, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism Tagged With: abuse, Catholics, fire, Jesus, molestation, Nero, persecution, Protestants, Rome 12 Comments

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve

November 8, 2011 By James F. McGrath Leave a Comment

This episode from the third season of Doctor Who, “The Massacre of St. Bartholemew’s Eve,” focuses on events in 16th century France, when the spread of Protestantism has led to tensions between Catholics and the Protestant Huguenots. Like many but not all episodes in which the time travelers land in Earth’s past, this episode focuses [...]