Re: geni
billiefan2000 said:
Yahweh,I am afraid Atheists and other Non-Christians dont want to ever acknowledge there is a such thing as Persecution towards Christians
I dont believe your statement is true.
Ask atheists if they recognize the existence of "religious persecution". I'm sure they'll acknowledge it.
Personally, I
do acknowledge the fact that there is a such thing as Christian Persecution, however I do not believe it is occurring to the extent the Christians want me to believe.
My own personal indifference tells me "Christian who cry "persecution" where there is none isnt likely to buy my pity".
These things do not qualify as Christian persecution:
A secular government
Secular schools
Equal rights for all citizens
Choosing an atheist for a job over a Christian on a basis of qualifications
These things would quality as Christian persecution:
Refusal to let an official hold a place in Office on a basis of his religious beliefs
Firing someone from a job for religious beliefs
Negative benefits for those of the Christian persuasion
Genocide of 6 million Christians in concentration camps
Note: Christian persecution in predominately Muslim countries isnt likely to cut it. The reason: Christians are not the victims of persecution when they actively participate in it (i.e. persecution of homosexuals, Muslims and other non-Christians, various other prejudices, etc.).
My neighbors are survivors of German concentration camps, they have experienced religious persecution to an extreme degree. My oldest sister is 50% African American, my family lived in the Deep South for most of our lives, my sister has been a victim of the ignorance of racial discrimination on more than several occasions.
Unless I'm terribly mistaken, if you could show me a few examples of Christian persecution (I would be most interested in examples from America), then I would appreciate it.
