Thus they were looked upon as a sort of atheists; and, by the Roman laws, those who were chargeable with atheism were declared the pests of human society. ” Priests, artisans, and others making their living from idolatry incited the populace against the Christians, who did not engage in idolatrous practices.
मूर्तिपूजेवर ज्यांचा उदरनिर्वाह चालायचा ते याजक, शिल्पकार आणि इतरजण लोकांना ख्रिश्‍चनांविरुद्ध चिथवू लागले कारण ते मूर्तिपूजक प्रथांमध्ये सहभाग घेत नव्हते.