Why or why not? Can you give me some real-life examples (people like me poking fun at you on Yahoo answers do not count.) Much obliged...
2006-10-12 02:14:20 · 28 answers · asked by mutterhals 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not buying most of these...I went to a public highschool and christian were allowed to do all of the things you've mentioned (i.e. bring bibles to school, form prayer groups, etc.)
2006-10-12 02:30:58 · update #1
Oh no, you trotted out banana man Ray Comfort?!
2006-10-12 04:26:21 · update #2
i have never been discriminated against for being a Christian-although i do live in the "bible belt," so maybe that has something to do with it. also, when i've traveled outside of the U.S., i was never discriminated against for my faith-but it's not like i was running around shouting that everyone was going to hell or being a crazy fundie. i just keep my religion to myself and share my beliefs with my friends and family. i don't force my religion down people's throats...maybe that is why, i (personally) have never had an experience with being discriminated against as far as my faith...
2006-10-12 02:54:30 · answer #1 · answered by thisisawasteoftime 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I remember when being a police officer was a respected profession that carry a lot of influence. When they said something or came to someones aid they were regarded as postive influence and a freind in society. Now if you see a police officer you are fearful and wonder if they are honest or if they will abuse their authority. In much the same way this has happened with christians and other religions. It use to be if a person went to court and said they found God and turned their life around , it carried weight in the outcome. Or if a person said they lived next door to a religious couple it was a comfort knowing they had good neighbors. Now like the police and others it has been abused and manipulated so much that people are laughing at what use to be a good thing. There are still very good officers and there are still very good believers. So I would not say we are discriminated against..........I would say we have lost creditablity...very sad
2006-10-12 12:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not an atheist, but like it has been pointed out on this site before, if Christians feel oppressed or discriminated against, they should wear a tee shirt for a day with a proud atheist statement in public and see how many pleasant smiles they get.
Try this on for size -
"Madalyn Murray O'Hair said it, I believe it, That settles it!
I think she was an unnecessarily nasty person, but I'm sure that some people don't see her as hateful as a god who sends dissenters to hell for eternity. The mere mention of her name will bring angry remarks quicker than Hitler.
Christianity is not discriminated against. It is politely tolerated and given deferance by those who silently resent it's being imposed as the default religion of everyone in society. If I were to send these very comments to my friends and family, I would never hear the end of it or even hear from some of them again. Still, I silently read and cringe at daily emails full of inspirational messages from people who do not actually know anything of my personal philosphies and my distaste for some of their opinions. Opinions contrary to Christianity are expected to be kept to one's self in polite society.
2006-10-12 10:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazing... these answers. Can't pray before you eat at school? What kind of nonsense is this???? Who in the world could stop y ou from praying before you eat? These people have wild imaginations.
And slickboy, that is not the Whole record... that is just what They want you to see. It was filmed by other people attending that parade and they were screaming threats at some of the homosexuals and throwing things. The charge of Hate Crime was DROPPED (anyone can read this in the Pennsylvania newspapers... it was ALL over the place) and they were charged, instead, with Disrupting an Event... much like Disturbing the Peace. NO ONE served ANY time for that... 2 of them had to perform community service Because they were throwing things at people, screaming "Burn in hell ******". This event was the Gay Pride Parade in Pennsylvania... anyone who wishes to look this up can find it at ANY of their major newspapers sites.
This is really pathetic to try to make it look like the major religion in a country that has Freedom of Religion is being persecuted. And from what I have read here, it's a damn shame that so many people feel they have to lie or make it appear as if they are being treated worse than they actually are. I think 99% of this is just Whining because most of these people do not want other religions or groups to have their say or to be considered part of the Freedoms we have here. Get over it, the Heathens are here to stay. If you can't get over it, well... you're going to have to come up with a better way to deal with it than trying to make it appear that you are being "persecuted".
2006-10-12 10:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the situation. If you are a atmosphere where christianity may not be the norm than yes discrimination is possible. Just like im sure unfortunately you may have been discriminated against by some people calling themselves christians, its sad because we never get the opportunity to get to know the other person and as christian thats a huge mistake.
2006-10-12 09:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Robert K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a christian but i would have thought out of all religions in the US, Christianity was the most common. Particularly in the bible belt of the southern states, discrimination would be more common against atheists than christians??!! Im only guessing though.
2006-10-12 10:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by bloodylovebernal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. With freedom of speech, people feel as if they can make fun of Christians, but if another religion is poked at (with the recent exception of Islam) you're racist. I have been forbidden by my family to participate in the Life Chain (a peaceful protest against abortion. All it is is a chain of people along a road (well off to the side so we don't get run over by accident) with signs. No one is jumping in front of cars or pulling people out of clinics) because of how others react to our beliefs. Cars have swerved to deliberately try to hit the church goers, they've been spat on, cursed at, all because their religion believes that abortion is murder. And yes, these are real examples witnessed by several people in my church, if not experienced.
2006-10-12 09:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by sister steph 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think what bothers a lot of Christians is the double standard in this country. We, as Christians, are expected to simply accept that our beliefs bother, offend, or otherwise upset the delicate balance in our politically correct society. Meanwhile, everyone else, atheist, agnostics, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jehovah's' s Witnesses, Mormons etc. have every right to expect that their beliefs be honored and respected. I don't believe what you believe but I also don't think that what you believe is more important or has more validity than what I believe. We don't like having our beliefs made fun of by you any more than you like yours being made fun of by us.
2006-10-12 10:02:40 · answer #8 · answered by Only hell mama ever raised 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Poking fun doesn't really seem the same as discrimination. I don't know too many people that aren't Christian, so it would be hard to be descriminated against.
2006-10-12 09:51:04 · answer #9 · answered by luvwinz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. I get along very well with everybody at work. But OTW (stands for over the weekend) I was asked what my youngest kids were going to be for halloween. I told them we don't celebrate halloween as we believe (our denomination) believes it is a demonic/satanical holiday. We have a family fun night at our church. I was immediately made fun of. This is just one recent example. I'm sure you'll receieve many more. There are christians that do celebrate halloween. Then there are those that know better.
2006-10-12 09:18:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋