subject: Why the Roman state came into conflict with Jews and Christians [print this page] To make things worse the Christians claimed loyalty to the church and that loyalty superseded any other loyalties to the state. This created problems in the unity of families when one was converted to Christianity. The Roman authorities were suspicious of anything that looked like a secret society, especially if it was linked to an Asiatic religion, which they associated with immorality.
Why the Roman state came into conflict with Jews and Christians
