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Cartoonist

(7,533 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 12:15 PM Apr 2015

About that "Christian Persecution" thing.

Not sure if I will be able to get my point across, but here goes.

Fox blowhards like Billo, are crying about Christians being killed by ISIS as proof that Christians are being persecuted. While it is tragic that anyone is the victim of murderous thugs, I don't think they have anything to make a specific issue of. They aren't being killed because they are Christians, they are being killed because they are not extremist Muslims. Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and anyone else who gets in their way have their necks at risk.

Rather, I see this as yet another example of religion's primary directive: Exterminate all who do not believe our Holy Book. Either by conversion or by the sword, opposing beliefs are not to be accepted. While some evangelists may claim that they are just trying to spread love, none of them are willing to let it stop there, they must have your conversion or they will keep talking. ISIS takes their evangelism to the extreme, but this is nothing new where religion is concerned.

The only group that is being persecuted, as always, is the atheists. And it comes from every direction. Even here on DU, comments by atheists are often alerted on, and often hid. And it's not Just in the middle east either, the streets of Paris aren't safe from religious extremists. So spare me the persecution crap.

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About that "Christian Persecution" thing. (Original Post) Cartoonist Apr 2015 OP
Worry not. Promethean Apr 2015 #1
You realise, don't you, that you've already hurt the fee-fees of all those believers and faitheists, mr blur Apr 2015 #2
Well, recently Ana Marie Cox was courageous enough to publicly "come out" as a christian. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3
Being persecuted is a part of the christian foundation-myth. DetlefK Apr 2015 #5
They are so not cool. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #6
Anyone who believes inexplicable hokum bvf Apr 2015 #4
but this is nothing new where religion is concerned. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #7

Promethean

(468 posts)
1. Worry not.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:55 PM
Apr 2015

You aren't the only person to have noticed this. They claim persecution over even the slightest thing and equate "you can't bible thump to my kid at school" to "murdering christians for sport." It is genuinely annoying.

 

mr blur

(7,753 posts)
2. You realise, don't you, that you've already hurt the fee-fees of all those believers and faitheists,
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 03:56 PM
Apr 2015

who love to come here alert-trolling but can't actually tell you that 'cos they've been banned?

Your trouble is that you're part of the persecution of these poor, well-meaning, god-fearing deluded souls.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
3. Well, recently Ana Marie Cox was courageous enough to publicly "come out" as a christian.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:09 PM
Apr 2015
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026316664#op

Lots of funny comments in that thread:

Capt. Obvious

30. She no longer has to live in the closet

meeting up with other closeted Christians at highway rest stops to pray on the down low.


And they say this room is tough.


Imo, it's a thing, they WANT to be persecuted.

DetlefK

(16,458 posts)
5. Being persecuted is a part of the christian foundation-myth.
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 04:22 AM
Apr 2015

Christianity was a religion for outsiders in ancient Rome, it was considered a weird cult, but no to the level that Christians were hunted down and fed to lions in the arena.

That christian persecution was invented later to give the war-minded people of Rome a bloody background-story they could relate to.
"We preach love and forgiveness. Are you interested in..."
"Booooring!"
"Wait! Wait, I have some cool stories about wild animals and fights and blood."

And eventually Christians started believing their own tall stories.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
6. They are so not cool.
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 04:30 AM
Apr 2015

No matter how they try to repackage it, it's still lame.

What Zeus did to Prometheus makes Jesus' crucifixion look like a bad hair day.

And Prometheus actually did something brave and selfless that benefited all of humanity.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
4. Anyone who believes inexplicable hokum
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 07:43 PM
Apr 2015

is bound to feel threatened by those of us who either were fortunate enough to be raised without it or eventually opened their eyes.

It's a very small step from there to buying into the persecution garbage. All it takes is a little push.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/261912534550133483/



 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
7. but this is nothing new where religion is concerned.
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 11:23 AM
Apr 2015

Indeed.

But remember there are "salvation" religions that say "go out and spread the word" like Xianity and Islam.

And there are others that don't, like Hinduism and Buddhism.

All are guilty to some degree, but the salvations religions of the Abrahamic persuasion are the worst.

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