The Romans were amazed by the eagerness which some of the early Christians sought martydom.
Members of the early Christian (Donatist) sect would actually
stand on street corners and ask passers-by to cut their throats.
In their suicidal behavour; in their fervent belief in the afterlife and their feelings of being alien to the culture in which they lived, the early Christians evoke obvious comparisons with Islamic suicide bombers of today.
source The Dream of Rome Harper Press
further inoformation on Donatist sect see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatism
Members of the early Christian (Donatist) sect would actually
stand on street corners and ask passers-by to cut their throats.
In their suicidal behavour; in their fervent belief in the afterlife and their feelings of being alien to the culture in which they lived, the early Christians evoke obvious comparisons with Islamic suicide bombers of today.
source The Dream of Rome Harper Press
further inoformation on Donatist sect see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatism
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