How would you define 'persecution' (and give an example)?

Question

What does it mean when someone is "persecuted for their religious beliefs"?

It seems like there are widely varying opinions here about what 'persecution' actually means, so I'm just curious to see what everyone thinks.

Answer 1

Parrot, check this out,

http://www.persecution.org/suffering/index.php

This is a website that talks about Christian persecution.

Ok, notice the countries that are listed there.

Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Iran.

These are countries where people who are Christian are being persecuted.

When someone who sits here in the United States of America and says that they as a Christian are being persecuted because we want to have abortion be legal, or have two gay men have the right to be married, and to not have any one's religious belief about the origin of man taught in a science class but only theories for which their are empirical evidneces, it is not only disgraceful and hypocritical, but a joke.

This is a mockery they bring to Jesus H Christ who was put on a crucifix.

This is disgusting.

Words are powerful, I know, I know. Pretending to be "jim darwin' on yahoo answers I've learned how powerful words in the English language are.

My point is,

they are not persecuted. They who use the word persecution in reference to treatment on yahoo answers are hypocrites and a danger to our society in that real attention needs to go to those countries where real human beings are suffering real religious intolerance and genocide.

How dare they.

How dare they use the word persecution when there are real Christians who tonight will be tortured.

Its not just Christians. Budhists in Tibet tonight will be tortured.

Religious tolerance is the greatest priority for those of us who want peace on Earth.

There are a few bad apples yes, such as those who say we need to step on Christians like cockroaches,

but please,

thats the words of an immature 16 year old kid whose mommy is sleeping with the neighbor and daddy is working late and he smokes up his bong and goes on yahoo answers and thinks hes being funny.

He is not.

He is not being funny because his use of language is offensive, intolerant,

but he is foolish and his is only cowardly words,

not the cruel actions taken by the governments of those countries, pakistan, iran, etc.

Answer 2

persecution due to religion would be that a person is treated differently based on his religious beliefs.

what I mean by treated differently is in terms of law, employment, or citizenship.

such examples would be Saudi Arabia that dose not allow citizens to be anything other than Muslim.

Or particular state constitutions in the United States that require belief in a higher power to hold office (even though today it is not enforced).

it can also take less direct forms like Frances law that prohibits religious articles (such as head scarfs, Kippahs, or large crosses) to be worn in pubic schools.

Answer 3

Religious persecution was stated in the Bible as the following:


<< Saying all manner of evil against christians as mentioned in Matthew 5:10-11 >>

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.


<< Hated and kill as mentioned in Matthew 24:9 >>

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.


True christians will be persecuted by the world and false christians, as Jesus Christ said in John 15:20

20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.


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Answer 4

I read a recent testimony from a reliable source of a 14 year old Christian boy in Iraq who was crucified for sharing his faith. I think I would call that persecution.

Answer 5

Persecution is when Yahoo deletes your account for answering someone's religious question truthfully on Yahoo Answers.

Answer 6

Religious persecution ranges from being killed for your beliefs to being ridiculed, lied about, or discriminated against etc.

Answer 7

To a lesser degree here...
When Athiests on this forum attack a Chistian...
When Christians on this forum attack an athiest.

Persecution can taken many forms; insults, physical attacks, to a government level denial of human rights and basic freedoms.

Answer 8

to be condemed or told you are wrong or bashed ....