Following the fall of the aztecs and other mesoamerican nations, the spanish established catholicism as the official religion of the region and forbade indigenous people from exercising the religious practices of their ancestors. failure to comply resulted in swift and harsh consequences. nevertheless, many resisted and refused to abandon their preferred religious practices; unfortunately, they were persecuted for their religious beliefs. your task is to explain religious persecution. identify a group today (could be from anywhere in the world) that is presently persecuted for their religious practices. why are they persecuted, and what exactly is happening to them? finally, what is your position on religious freedom and why? your response should illicit lively academic and fact-based evidenced debate over a historical period, event, or person.