Anti-Christian sentiment or Christophobia constitutes opposition or objections to Christians, the Christian religion, and/or its practices. Anti-Christian sentiment is sometimes referred to as Christophobia or Christianophobia, although these terms actually encompass "every form of discrimination and intolerance against Christians", according to the Council of European Episcopal Conferences. Anti-Christian emerged during the Imperial age in the first century. The steady growing of the Christian movement was viewed in suspicion by both the authority and people in Rome. The Roman rejection of Christianity led in the most intriguing counter-movement. During the second century, Christianity was viewed as negative into two ways. The first encompasses the accusation of the Christian faith in acc