> The issue with Christianity was that it didn’t play nice with the Roman state religion or customs, and worse, it actively sought to convert people, saying its

> The issue with Christianity was that it didn’t play nice with the Roman state religion or customs, and worse, it actively sought to convert people, saying its god was the only god. That undermined Roman social order and the way the state had functioned for centuries. The writer clearly has an axe to grind. This is nothing new; it is somewhat cliché to blame Christianity for breaking the Roman social order and somewhat cause its downfall, at least since Gibbon. But this claim it's just not true. The issue with Christianity was that, in fact, Roman state religion didn't play nice with it. Christians refused to make sacrifices to the Caesar and this effectively made them outlaws. Rome was tolerant of almost anything provided that adherents of any religion are willing to offer sacrifices to the Emperor. This was not optional; it was a requirement. Such a demand collided with beliefs of both Christians and Jews, but Jews had rules allowing them to practice their religion. Christians did not. The story of the last Vestal is interesting enough without needing to resort to this misrepresentation of facts.