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2007-11-14 14:10:36 · 21 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because we've got to share the same waters, Hestia :)
2007-11-14 14:16:36 · update #1
You haven't been paying attention. They are no longer allowed to indoctrinate public school children with their Bible or have giant ten commandment statues at the court house. They have actually met resistance while trying to infest the laws with their dogma. They have been forced to grant rights to people who believe differently than they do.
The list of horrible persecution is endless, I tell you, endless.
2007-11-14 14:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 8⤊ 2⤋
No. I'm not denied housing, freedom, or a job due to my faith. I'm not harassed by secret police. I'm not treated like a second class citizen. Being criticized and offended is not the same thing as being persecuted, not by a long ways.
2016-05-23 05:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by renetta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's interesting that those who are answering your question with something other than sarcasm seem to have a very deluded vision of what persecution actually entails.
They can't post the 10 commandments on courthouses? No. they can't. Why? for starts, 7 of those "thou shalt not"s are legal. The first one is Constitutionally contradicted: Americans may have as many or as few gods above, below, before and after the Biblical one as they want.
they can't pray in schools? Yes, actually, they can. They just can't force others to pray or sit and listen to them pray. Persecution would be if they were forced to sit through Muslim prayers or Wiccan Sabbats or whatever. Like we are trying to prevent them from doing to others.
Their religious holidays are being undermined? Please. If they weren't so commerce-driven, no one would care about their religious holidays. I don't see anyone complaining that non-Christians are usurping Shrove Tuesday or Assention Sunday. If it were just about religion, no one would care. Most of them celebrate Halloween, not because it marks the harvest but because it's fun and they like candy. No religion necessary.
2007-11-15 01:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We American Christians have it easy, compared to our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world. I will say this, though: the more outspoken Christians in America are the ones that receive the most persecution. This persecution is usually not in the form of physical abuse, imprisonment, and execution as it is for Christians in other countries. The type of persecution American Christians suffer is usually in the form of verbal slurs, ridicule, and possibly discrimination on the job.
2007-11-14 14:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by David S 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well...we sometimes get razzed by atheists on Yahoo Answers. But other than that not too much. We are lucky. Many Christians in other parts of the world face serious persecution for their faith.
2007-11-14 14:22:07 · answer #5 · answered by Northstar 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We're not persecuted like the poor souls in Muslim countries, to some extent, we are persecuted. Look around you, schools won't allow kids to put up manger scenes, but they allow the menorah. Stores won't say "Merry Christmas" as they are afraid of 'offending' someone and losing a sale. Its now "Sparkle" Season. Sparkle my foot, Jesus is the reason for the season. In some states, nut jobs are trying to get God taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance, the ten commandments are not allowed on the courthouse, even though, killing and stealing are crimes for which people are tried for in the very courtroom. In little ways, God is being pushed out of our country and we need to watch out, for the day of his wrath is at hand and we will have to suffer for the crimes we allowed to happen. Read the Bible folks.
2007-11-14 14:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
American Christians who follow God's command to go and make disciples of all the nations.
Do you think the Muslims like American missionaries?
Take a look at www.persecution.com
What about when a true Christian says that the only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ and most people (including some professing Christians) say that that's garbage even though it's in the Bible?
2007-11-14 14:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by disciple 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Their religion is slowly being lowered from de facto state religion to the same status as every other religion. It's a sort of 'relative persecution' you might say. When someone's used to getting whatever they want, equality is obviously going to seem pretty rough at first.
2007-11-14 14:28:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I asked this once. I got some really mean answers. Like we were all out to hang them from the gallows. I still don't know how they are persecuted. One guy objected to the moment of silence in school instead of prayer. Like he couldn't pray during the moment of silence?
2007-11-14 14:17:37 · answer #9 · answered by punch 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Atheists complain when I stand on a street corner and yell at them that they're going to Hell. Now that's persecution!
2007-11-15 01:10:02 · answer #10 · answered by Rachel loves lasagna 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋