Christians: Criminals or Not? Christians , criminals or not ? That is the very question that I've been asking myself . The Roman people are free to worship whatever gods they chose , provided they pay homage to the emperor and those who didn't pay homage would be punished. I (Pliny, Roman governor of Bithynia ) didn't know who these Christians were , I had to find out. I was forced forced to deal with Christians as a criminal matter . Christians regarded their god as the one and only creator of all things and the giver of natural and moral law. This being the case many Christians disregarded their dut