This type of violence was also acknowledged by one other professional association, particularly in situations of competition for professional leadership positions – the loser is frequently persecuted and repeatedly humiliated by the winner, forcing many professionals to look for alternative workplaces in which to practice.
Critics said the main beneficiary would be Mr. Berlusconi — who is facing trial on charges of corruption, tax fraud and paying for sex with a minor — because the rules would weaken a judiciary that he has repeatedly accused of persecuting him.
Francis has repeatedly highlighted the plight of Christians persecuted and even slain for their faith in areas where Islamic fundamentalists have targeted them.
Over the last decades, however, there has been an aggressive campaign to diversify, and racism in the church — which was itself once powerless and persecuted as a cult — has been repeatedly denounced.
To maintain the notion untarnished, countries like Mexico and Venezuela, for example, have turned down offers of American assistance after natural disasters, and Chile's government, though full of officials who were persecuted while Chile was under military rule, repeatedly cited sovereignty in demanding that Britain release Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
Judie Brown, head of the American Life League, an anti-abortion organization, said in an interview that Mr. Ashcroft was being persecuted for his beliefs, and that he has repeatedly said he would uphold the law of the land as attorney general.
In an essay first published in 2007, but repeatedly updated, the think-tank stresses that George belongs to the era of Emperor Diocletian, a time when Christians were persecuted rather than persecutors; he spoke truth to power from a position of weakness.
— Being persecuted: eight points.
And homosexuals were persecuted.
