2007-11-11 09:10:50 · 14 answers · asked by Doc Occam 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I notice that Christians claim discrimination and persecution despite being in the majority. Is this discrimination/persecution structural in nature, stemming from a secular government and society?
2007-11-11 09:12:05 · update #1
No, of course it isn't. Secular government isn't statism or state-atheism, it is simply freedom from theocracy (national religion) enforced or practiced at government level.
Persecution and martyrdom is a central theme to Christianity.
They see opposition or questioning (or even non-conversion) of and to their belief system as simply further validation of their scripture.
This sits uneasily with the other theme of Christianity...
... dominionism.
Any loss of favouritism or control is interpreted quickly as further proof of their beloved ' End Times'.
If Christianity was a person, he or she would be a paranoid delusional. I'm not being unkind, that is a simple fact.
2007-11-11 09:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Democratic governments favour the majority. That means Christians should get used to religion bing kept out of politics. Secular governments tend to also protect minorities so Christians have no cause to claim discrimination. Unless making people follow your religion is a human right.
2007-11-11 09:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by Monkey Man 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. A secular government should only mean non-Christian. That does not have to imply that they are anti-Christian.
Christians may claim discrimination in America, but that is nothing compared to the persecution and martyrdom in India and other countries.
Overseas, they understand that being a Christian is a commitment and they are willing to die for the God of the universe.
2007-11-11 09:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by itchy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A secular society or government is agnostic by
definition. This does favor atheism to a certain
extent. But then again. Atheism is no religion and
as such doesn't benefit from certain laws and
regulations.
2007-11-11 09:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by Alex S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not think a secular government favors atheists. By definition it should put everyone on an equal footing, and religion should have no bearing on anyone's rights. That's in theory, of course.
2007-11-11 09:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by Cheryl E 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. A truly secular government neither favours nor discriminates any religion or atheists, but allows all to hold whatever beliefs they want (as long as they don't interfere in any one else's rights).
It is a tactic of religionists to claim that secularism promotes atheism: it doesn't, but it doesn't promote any religion either. Religionists try to use this tactic because they want their religion (not anyone else's, mind you) to dominate and control.
2007-11-11 09:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by zeno2712 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It just all depends. There are some secular governments out there who DO favor atheists, but whatever. There are others who favor no one over anyone else.
2007-11-11 09:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is not any concept it relatively is basic to all atheists. individually, i don't have self belief that guy is inherently evil. i do no longer even have self belief that evil exists extremely like it does in language, as an self sustaining noun. I in basic terms use the word as an adjective to qualify descriptions of the two planned acts or organic activities.
2016-10-16 04:04:48 · answer #8 · answered by leckie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that it favours atheism, it's that certain Christians try to change the secular system to incorporate their beliefs, then whinge about it when it doesn't work. It favours agnostics more, because atheism is like another belief system.
2007-11-11 09:17:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think that reality favors atheists, and secular governments favor reality.
2007-11-11 09:15:06 · answer #10 · answered by John K 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋