how so? I think what 80% of america is now christian. Do you honestly think politicians are going to alienate 80% of their voters? So then who is doing the discriminating and how are you being discriminated against?
Before you answer bear in mind that not being allowed to force your beliefs on others does not count as discrimination.
2007-07-25 06:08:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
And before you even go there IT IS LEGAL TO PRAY IN SCHOOL.
2007-07-25 06:10:48 · update #1
Jumpin Jesus on a pogo stick... Christmas? Thats your big persecution?
While that is messed up and all... christmas?
2007-07-25 06:16:07 · update #2
Meh... least its something tangible. thx responder.
2007-07-25 06:16:51 · update #3
Im not an athiest, I am agnostic which in my mind means that I am not arrogant enough to claim to know the truth.
2007-07-25 06:18:06 · update #4
Because of the other 20%... duh!
2007-07-25 06:20:02 · update #5
fdj1- Ehhh... got you mixed up with another. You have the only tangible argument upheld with an example. Thank you
2007-07-25 06:23:25 · update #6
There is no such thing as christian persecution!
They are not being persecuted ....On the contrary they are the one who would love to have this country under christian laws!
They are are as usual whining and trying to pass themselves for the victims!
Enough with the whining!
2007-07-25 06:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
You think that FDJ has a legitimate argument? No one is forcing him to say Winter Holiday or anything of the like, he is free to wish people a Merry Christmas (unless he's at work, where they would be required to ban all religious greetings to get away with it anyway).
There are two other major holidays in that period, it isnt persecution to have those two included by making it a holiday season instead of a Christmas Day. Unfortunately for him, it is " winter break, xmas or the holiday period," it is not just Christmas.
2007-07-26 05:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They know they aren't being persecuted, they are just parroting the rhetoric that has been spoon fed to them from the far right to make them think they are under threat.
Fear makes people vote against their own interests.
Addition: Instead of being appreciative that secular organizations schedule their secular Winter Break so that it coincides with Christmas, they decide that it is an attack on Christmas.
An attack on Christmas would be a school scheduling Winter break starting January 1... and final exams the week of December 25.
2007-07-25 13:13:45 · answer #3 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Christianity is a persecution based religion - from jesus being crucified to xtians being fed to lions - it's a victimhood religion.
It gets the hackles of the believers up too.
2007-07-25 13:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You are mingling the word persecution with an overwhelming attack on the symbols and traditions of a religion which you yourself state is the religion of the majority of Americans. The ACLU has made it a point to attack the religious traditions and symbols of Christians. Can you name one thing in the ten commandments that would be bad to adhere to? Can you tell me why, if 80% of LA citizens are Christian, it would be deemed inappropriate to have a cross in the city seal? This is, after all, a representative republic.
2007-07-25 13:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by The Real America 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Nobody wants to force their beliefs on you. It's just we are losing our original American culture because of atheists like you. Why do you believe there is no God? Look around you. Everything was not an accident. It's evident there was an intelligent designer. Look at your computer. Look at what it's able to do. Did your computer come about by a big bang? Or is it evident of intelligent design? Same principle about our complex bodies and this complex eco system we call Earth.
2007-07-25 13:16:47 · answer #6 · answered by AmericanPatriot 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
"Before you answer bear in mind that not being allowed to force your beliefs on others does not count as discrimination."
You've basically taken away their entire argument and leave the fundamentalist dogmatists nothing to stand on.
2007-07-25 13:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's fairly simple. When a Muslim child in school in America is allowed time to stop and pray 5 times a day and a Christian is told to keep it at home I would say that is a solid vote for discrimination.
2007-07-25 13:11:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 8⤋
I'm not a Fundie...but I certainly see an assault on Christianity that does not apply to other religions..
Sort of like an Affirmative Action for other religions
An "It's OK to discriminate against the majority" mentality.
2007-07-25 13:11:54 · answer #9 · answered by responder 3 · 3⤊ 7⤋
I don't feel bad about it.. But I can't vote yet.
2007-07-25 13:12:28 · answer #10 · answered by o_o 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋