Acts Of The Martyrs

 Christians are told to expect this sort of thing: 1 Peter 4:12 – “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.”

The problems arise when this expectation morphs into a persecution complex. Christian persecution complex is the belief, attitude, or world view that Christian values and Christians are being oppressed by social groups and governments in the Western world. This belief is promoted by certain American Protestant churches, and some Christian- or Bible-based groups in Europe. It has been called the "Evangelical", "American Christian" or "Christian right" persecution complex. [Wiki]

And lest we forget, history shows us often Christians rigorously persecuted themselves as well as those who disagree with them, whether burning, torturing, or crusading and warring against.

“Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity and uplift, competing as they do in a marketplace. But we have a right to remember how barbarically they behaved when they were strong and were making an offer that people could not refuse.” - Pete Hitchens.