Before Christianity was legal, those who practiced the Christian religion had to do so privately because they were not respected by those of other beliefs. true or false?

True.

Explanation:

Persecution of Christians was, and in some contexts still is, a phenomenon occurring over the centuries in many countries, consisting in a more or less open fight against Christianity and its followers. The persecutors used various methods: in the first centuries of Christianity, they often resorted to physical extermination. Thus, during the time immediately after the death of Jesus Christ, the Christian religion was considered illegal by the Roman authorities, that even punished with death those who were accused of being Christians.

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