2007-04-18 07:34:27 · 15 answers · asked by St. Tom Cruise 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Considering they are the least persecuted vast majority, in this country, yes it should.
2007-04-18 07:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Jett 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Persecution: To be afflicted constantly so as to injure or distress. Delusion: A false belief that persists psychotically.
At the present time, limited to North America, I would think that anyone who claims persecution, for whatever reason, has some issues. On a world wide basis at present, about 55,000 Christians are put to death for their beliefs annually.
For a CPD as you call it: Have you established criteria for the test? Are you qualified to do the assessment? WouId you favor and direct commitment to an institution?
I gather from your question that you are pretty big for your pajamas, so let me ask you this. If you were qualified and could commit for CPD, who would you start with? Maybe the Christian big game hunters? How about Christian policemen or members of the military? Maybe a Christian businessman or woman might be more to your taste.
Don't forget there are a number of supremacist groups who claim to be Christians. Of course they are not under any delusion of persecution, so you are safe there.
You could commit an old lady's Christian Sunday School class! Now there's are idea for you.
2007-04-18 08:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, there's the fact that a lot of christians are really being persecuted in countries such as Vietnam, China and Saudi Arabia. For them, it's not a mental illness but a reality.
But, maybe people who have suffered from persecution in the past have a trauma and may be declared mentally ill.
2007-04-18 07:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Nely86 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is no trivial matter. It shouldn't be treated as one.
An estimated 1.5 million Christians were killed in Armenia, near the turn of the century, and Christians have been a major focus of persecution in Iraq today.
Much of the current strife in north Africa is also directed against Christians.
2007-04-18 07:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is the kind of social intolerance that seems very prevalent in the USA. I wonder if this is one of the reason there is so much dislike for this country. This is the very same kind of thinking that produced Nazi Germany, hating one particular group of people. In light of what just happened in Virginia instead of trying to understand others, it seems the USA never learns and continues to push the wrong buttons on people until they do great harm. You and the people who have sided with you are either very immature or dangerous.
2007-04-18 07:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by angel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've thought about this, too. At Christmas, Christians were complaining that they were discrimated against because schools wouldn't allow Christmas carols (religious ones -- not Jingle Bells) to be sung. They complained because not everyone everywhere says "Merry Christmas." I guess, in their eyes, discrimation means "not getting your own way all the time."
2007-04-18 07:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think fundamentalism will be coded as a mental illness sometime soon.
2007-04-18 07:41:41 · answer #7 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-04-18 07:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by St. Tom Cruise 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol....no, just being Christian should be declared a mental illness!
2007-04-18 07:38:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, but Christianity in general should be.
2007-04-18 07:38:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋