Equating what is happening today with what the early Christians suffered for their faith is rather foolish.
Equating overt anti-Christian actions by the United States government today with the near complete absence of such action against Christians in Europe and the United States a century or even a decade ago is also foolish. Direct government action against us was unthinkable until very recently, at least outside socialist states. I am concerned with the shocking demands being presented as law, with the rate of change of those demands, and with the public acceptance of such demands by those who find the commanded behavior convenient, even more than with this particular reprehensible demand by the other side. But if they are bold enough to try this already, what can we expect in (God forbid!) a second Obama term?