“Lastly, even if Christians have suffered and have been persecuted almost more than any other peoples, how is this evidence of it being true and having absolute Truth and morality?"
Distinguish between corroborating evidence and proof. The one (corroborating evidence) gives support to a claim, the other is a claim to certainty. The rumbling of the ground lends support to the claim that the enemy cavalry is approaching, but also to the claim that there is an earthquake. More evidence will further corroborate one or the other, and at some point (when you can see the cavalry), counter-claims become ridiculous. I do believe that we (Christians) have a claim to certainty, but it is not by virtue of the fact that our spiritual ancestors and we have been persecuted (that claim would prove too much—every persecuted group could then claim this as final evidence of their respective truth-claims); and our certainty may not be a form that is communicable anyway.
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