>No, that's not the time I'm speaking of. This would be before the Roman Emperor (Constantine I??) converted to Christianity. Prior to that, Christians were persecuted by the Romans and had to hide their faith. This is why Christmas is when it is.
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And 1st century Christians were persecuted by the Judeans before that much as Jesus was. Hence one reason for churches in the home. (Still not a bad idea)
Constantine was when? 300 AD? Christianity as the first century church knew it had curmbled even by the end of Paul's life as documented in 2 Timothy "all have left me except.." I'm unsure of what happened from like 60 AD to Constantine but I dont' know of any documentation of Christians hiding behind the pagan celebration. Where do I find that?