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===Pagans ===
{{Category see also|Persecution of Pagans}}

[[Persecution of Heathens (disambiguation)|Persecution of Pagans]] refers to the historical and ongoing acts of religious intolerance, violence, and oppression against followers of pagan or polytheistic religions. This persecution has been carried out by various religious and political groups, including Christians, Muslims, and governments throughout history. 
The rise of Christianity as a state religion in the [[Late Roman Empire]] led to the persecution of Pagans, who were seen as a threat to the new faith and persecution of pagans have continued in Post-Roman [[Europe]], Arabia, and North Africa. The destruction and conversion of pagan temples into churches, mosques, or other structures were common practices during the [[Christianization of the Roman Empire]] and later the [[Spread of Islam]] in [[Middle East and North Africa]]. This was done to eradicate paganism and assert the dominance of Christianity and Islam. During the [[Age of Discovery]], Many Europeans consider aspects of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], [[African Tribes]], Polynesian, and [[ Aboriginal Australian]] religion as pagans, which attributed to their [[Genocide of Indigenous peoples|genocide]] and [[forced conversions]]. Some notable examples are the [[Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire]], [[Christianisation of the Germanic peoples]], [[Islamization of the Sudan region]], [[Persecution of pagans under Theodosius I]], [[Persecution of pagans under Constantius II]], [[Scramble for Africa]], [[Colonization of Australia]], and [[ Colonization of the Americas]]. Modern Pagans, who practice various forms of paganism, are a religious minority in every country where they exist. They have been subject to religious discrimination and/or religious persecution. The largest modern Pagan communities are in North America and the United Kingdom, and the issue of discrimination receives most attention in those locations.  Although the persecution of Pagans has decreased in recent centuries, it still exists in some parts of the world. The community of Pagans and [[Wiccans]] continues to face Christian persecution, particularly in the United States, where they are frequently subjected to negative stereotypes and misconceptions, such as those perpetuated during the [[Satanic Panic]].