Persecution of Christians by the Romans facilitated the rapid growth and spread of Christianity.
In the first three centuries, there was a lot of persecution of the Christian Church by Roman authorities. This ended up having a significant historical effect in that many Christians fled far and wide in the old world and wherever they went they preached the gospel of Christ.
About 12 emperors of Rome in the period 30 t0 311AD went out of their way to persecute Christians, and it was in this periods that Christianity spread widest.
The writer might use rain, thunderstorms or lightning. Lightning and thunder represent anger and rain represents sadness.
The meaning of the paper tucked under
Roosevelt's left arm marked “arbitration “is that
Roosevelt has come to compromise or to reach out to gives up something that was
wanted in order to end or settle an argument or dispute.
I'm pretty sure it is idiom
John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution.
