Answer:
The Decian persecution of Christians occurred in 250 AD under the Roman Emperor Decius. Christian monotheistic beliefs did not allow them to worship any other gods, so they were forced to choose between their religious beliefs and following the law, the first time this had occurred
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D. He wanted to provide indirect aid to people
Philosophy would be the answer :)
In short, I believe Darwin's theory was controversial in the 1800s because it contradicted the biblical view of creation.
(Sorry for the shortness.)
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Sorry the answer took so long -laughs- but it only created a social hierarchy that stood for decades.
