5/8/13

Today in class we talked about Diocletian and Constantine. I got up there and lectured about Constantine and how he hated Christianity and what he did to them. I switched off with Abby who talked about the four edicts he created. All of the edicts were made to punish, persecute, or humiliate the Christians. We even talked about how Diocletian punished this one Christian. First they whipped him, then they poured salt and vinegar in his wounds, and then they slowly burned him alive. Instead of looking at this with horror and fright, the Christians became more determined. Holding these idols that died for Christ as inspirations, giving them the name of martyrs. Then we talked about Constantine, who created the Edict of Milan. The Edict of Milan gave all the Christians back their land and their rights. It stated that people could not be persecuted because of their religion. Constantine is held as a saint in the Catholic church.