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Religious groups that oppose infant baptism have sometimes been persecuted by paedobaptist churches.

During the Reformation, Anabaptists were persecuted by Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican and Catholic regimes.

The English government imposed restrictions on Baptists in Britain and Ireland during the 17th century.

The Russian Orthodox Church repressed Baptists prior to the 1917 revolution, and sought restrictions on Baptists and Pentecostals after being re-established after the fall of Communism.