1) The roman caesars had introduced the Caesar Worship Cults which were meant to unify the people of the Roman Empire. As the Roman Empire grew by conquering diverse peoples, there was natural division amongst the various cultures. The idea was in giving them a common religion, by making Caesar a god that all had to worship, that would unite all the peoples of the empire. The Christians, of course, could not worship Caesar as it would have been the sin of idolatry and Caesar was committing blasphemy in claiming divinity. The Christians also did not worship any of the other pagan dieties of the day. Its because of these factors they were not only killed, but targeted and blamed for things they did not do. God commands His people to live for Him by keeping His commandments even at the expense of their very lives.
Also, I meant to say that people who worshipped the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were killed for not complying with the law because doing so would have been sin. Look at Meshac, Shadrach, and Abendigo. They were cast into that firey furnace when the King of Babylon commanded that everybody worship a statue. The penalty of non-compliance was death. Read the story about Daniel being thrown in the lion's den because he would not stop worshipping The Great I Am. Look at how the Jews were going to be wiped out in the day of Queen Esther because they would not comply with the law. Look at how Paul and Silas were jailed for casting a demon out of a woman. (Albeit, the woman was a psychic that made people wealthy. When she was dispossesed by the evil spirit, those who benefitted from her abilities lost that source of income and it turned them against Paul and Silas). Christians for stoned to death, beheaded and crucifed for their beliefs. While Christianity originated with the Jews, eventually, the Europeans accepted it. Look at what happened in Europe during the Inquisition. Anyway, I can go on with this, but I've said enough.
2) Kim Davis wasn't thinking to herself, "I hate gay people and I am going to hurt them." She was genuinely fearful of sinning herself in signing her name and position on those forms to approve of the marriage of gay couples. Again, the Bible teaches that even the approval of homosexual behavior is a sin. This problem was an easy fix, as Govenor Bevin proved. It was the incompetence on the part of the judicial system that this became a problem in her case.
3) I never said that Christians don't sin. They do sin, but they have godly sorrow for committing their sins and they work repentance through that godly sorrow. They screen their thoughts and deeds all the time to try and avoid sinning. They pray to God for strength to not sin and rely on the power the Holy Spirit gives them to strengthen them to resist sin. Also, many Christians out there are concerned about the poor and are actually trying to do something about it. Though Christians are concerned with all of the issues in society that are contrary to God, they still have their issues they have to work through. While they are perfected through Christ, they have to point back to Calvary daily. Like I said much earlier in this debate, if a Christian isn't wrestling with homosexual impulses, there is something they are wrestling with as nobody is THAT good. The reason so many are up in arms about homosexuality is people today are being pressured to approve of homosexual behavior, which is a sin. Tolerance is fine. There is no sin in tolerance (I mean, Christians tolerate people who practice other faiths in this country, but they don't approve of the practice of those other gods or doctrines contrary to the Word), but society is pushing for more than tolerance on this issue. That's the rub, right there.
Anyway, I think we've covered all our bases at this point.