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14. Early Christians were often accused of what Roman crime?

a. Cannibalism
b. Failure to worship Roman gods
c. Erosion of Roman family values
d. All of the above

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Answer: d. All of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

Early Christians were accused of many things by the Romans in order to discredit them and also as a result of ignorance.

There was a belief that Christians were cannibals who held superstitions that would threaten the fabric of Roman values such as being incestuous people worshipped the human buttocks and engaged in magic.

Then there was the very serious charge of failing to worship Roman gods. All these beliefs about Christians created an atmosphere of persecution where Christians were murdered in their thousands.

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