Re: The Early Christians - The State, Society and Martyrs

Was one of us ever accused on any other ground [than that of bearing the 
name “Christian”]? The Christian never has to suffer for any other affairs

except those of his sect, which during all this long time no one has ever 
proved guilty of ***** or any cruel act. It is for our singular
innocence, 
our great honesty, our justice, purity, and love of truth, yes, it is for 
the living God that we are burned to death. Thus you inflict a punishment 
on us which usually you do not inflict on actual temple robbers or enemies

of the State or on the great number guilty of high treason.

Tertullian, To Scapula 4.

Bruderhof wrote:

> Celsus says, “The Christians boast that they blaspheme and strike the 
> images of the gods.”     Origen, Against Celsus.
>