 Look where we were as a church. We were persecuted mercilessly. That's a word, right? They were crucified. They were fed to lions in the gladiator games. They were smeared with pitch and set on fire. They were boiled in oil. I mean, think of the ways that Christians were put to death. Today it's happening in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and other places. But what happened to these Christians today?