# Notes on Persecution and Toleration in the History of Christianity

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/notes-on-persecution-and-toleration-in-the-history-of-christianity>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** November 18, 2015

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George H. Smith explores some of the traditional biblical arguments for and against religious persecution.

[Originally published in essay form on March 28, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/notes-persecution-toleration-history-christianity)

_Narrated by James Foster._