Why Christianity is picke on.

[IHateGovernment]

Many people often ask the question why are Christians picked on more than Muslims or other religions.

Part of the liberal mindset is to defend those who are perceived as weak and attack those who are strong.

One of the main reasons this is done is to deny the false dichotomy of Christianity = good. Islam = bad.

Christianity is followed by a huge majority of our population. It is a fixture of American society and is not threatened in any way by criticism. In general it is viewed in a positive light by most Americans. Some like myself seek to dissuade people from thinking the Christianity is a big rosy picture that is ideal. It isn't.

Islam on the other hand due to recent events is generally villified in our national conscious. We watch the news about terrorists and fanatics in the street shouting death to America and buring American flags.

We have created a good guys vs. bad guys scenario and things are never that simple. Liberal minded people tend to favor a grey view of things saying something is not pure good or evil.

I can assure you that if you transplanted many of the liberal posters here who attack Christianity and defend Islam over to the middle east they would be doing the reverse.

Pretty much it is the seeking to moderate views that is responsible for the anti-Christian pro-Islam impression many have.

 

[uscitizen]

Yes IMO we are heading towards a religious war, not a war on terrorism.

 

[Cypress]

Many people often ask the question why are Christians picked on more than Muslims or other religions.

Part of the liberal mindset is to defend those who are perceived as weak and attack those who are strong.

One of the main reasons this is done is to deny the false dichotomy of Christianity = good. Islam = bad.

Christianity is followed by a huge majority of our population. It is a fixture of American society and is not threatened in any way by criticism. In general it is viewed in a positive light by most Americans. Some like myself seek to dissuade people from thinking the Christianity is a big rosy picture that is ideal. It isn't.

Islam on the other hand due to recent events is generally villified in our national conscious. We watch the news about terrorists and fanatics in the street shouting death to America and buring American flags.

We have created a good guys vs. bad guys scenario and things are never that simple. Liberal minded people tend to favor a grey view of things saying something is not pure good or evil.

I can assure you that if you transplanted many of the liberal posters here who attack Christianity and defend Islam over to the middle east they would be doing the reverse.

Pretty much it is the seeking to moderate views that is responsible for the anti-Christian pro-Islam impression many have.

There's an element of truth in what you say.

Bottom line: I abhor theocrats of all stripes.

I respect the traditions and philosophies of mainstream christians and muslims, who uphold secular government and the separation of church and state.

Islamic theocrats are a possible terrorist threat to me. Not cool. But, on a day to day basis, Christian theocracy (the rightwing christian attempt to create a nexus of religion and public policy), is a day to day threat to civil rights and the US Constitution.

 

[Damocles]

Yes IMO we are heading towards a religious war, not a war on terrorism.

I believe it may be necessary. If we do not fight in this religious war we submit. I'd prefer not to be forced into Islam. They'll kill me anyway, Buddhists aren't even allowed Dhimmitude.

 

[IHateGovernment]

I believe it may be necessary. If we do not fight in this religious war we submit. I'd prefer not to be forced into Islam. They'll kill me anyway, Buddhists aren't even allowed Dhimmitude.

Thats not a contingency you would have to be faced with in your life time. Unless you plan on emigrating to Iran.

 

[Damocles]

I believe it may be necessary. If we do not fight in this religious war we submit. I'd prefer not to be forced into Islam. They'll kill me anyway, Buddhists aren't even allowed Dhimmitude.

Thats not a contingency you would have to be faced with in your life time. Unless you plan on emigrating to Iran.

If we literally do not fight at all, then I don't think it would take my lifetime. We are fighting, therefore it isn't something I have to worry so much about...

 

[IHateGovernment]

I suppose but I don't think it takes as much to stop these people as is thought. I also think a return to neutrality would be helpful. Switzerland doesn't worry about terrorism.

 

[Damocles]

I suppose but I don't think it takes as much to stop these people as is thought. I also think a return to neutrality would be helpful. Switzerland doesn't worry about terrorism.

I think a return to nuetrality is almost essential. When you are a Superpower it is foolish to support anybody without regard to their action.... It only causes people to resent you and creates the very problem we face.

 

[Cypress]

I suppose but I don't think it takes as much to stop these people as is thought. I also think a return to neutrality would be helpful. Switzerland doesn't worry about terrorism.

There's not a snowball's chance in hell that the United States, Denmark, Austria, and Iceland are going to "forcibly" be converted to islam.

I spent the first decades of my life being lectured on how Soviet communism was going to "forcibly" convert us to communists.

We, of course, won that "fight" with a battle of ideas, and by holding the high moral ground. Not, with guns and bullets.

 

[klaatu]

There's not a snowball's chance in hell that the United States, Denmark, Austria, and Iceland are going to "forcibly" be converted to islam.

I spent the first decades of my life being lectured on how Soviet communism was going to "forcibly" convert us to communists.

We, of course, won that "fight" with a battle of ideas, and by holding the high moral ground. Not, with guns and bullets.

Well said ...

 

[uscitizen]

I think a return to nuetrality is almost essential. When you are a Superpower it is foolish to support anybody without regard to their action.... It only causes people to resent you and creates the very problem we face.
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Amen Brother!

 

[leaningright]

There's not a snowball's chance in hell that the United States, Denmark, Austria, and Iceland are going to "forcibly" be converted to islam.

I spent the first decades of my life being lectured on how Soviet communism was going to "forcibly" convert us to communists.

We, of course, won that "fight" with a battle of ideas, and by holding the high moral ground. Not, with guns and bullets.

And also with a build up of nuclear arms the likes of which the world has never seen.

 

[OrnotBitwise]

I still say the thesis that Christianity is "picked on" more than Islam or any other religion is patently absurd. Unless you mean "picked on here" perhaps.

 

[IHateGovernment]

I mean here or within other places of discourse among the political cognoscenti.

 

[Damocles]

I think it is hard to say that Christians are picked on. In the area I live the nearest gas station is over 10 miles from my house. On the way there I pass by three churches. One less than 2 miles from my house... Those are the ones in separate buildings, some are held in houses and I don't count those. I think it is hard to say that Christians are somehow discriminated against in this culture when you can't hardly throw a rock without accidentally breaking stained glass.

 

[Care4all]

Many people often ask the question why are Christians picked on more than Muslims or other religions.

Part of the liberal mindset is to defend those who are perceived as weak and attack those who are strong.

One of the main reasons this is done is to deny the false dichotomy of Christianity = good. Islam = bad.

Christianity is followed by a huge majority of our population. It is a fixture of American society and is not threatened in any way by criticism. In general it is viewed in a positive light by most Americans. Some like myself seek to dissuade people from thinking the Christianity is a big rosy picture that is ideal. It isn't.

Islam on the other hand due to recent events is generally villified in our national conscious. We watch the news about terrorists and fanatics in the street shouting death to America and buring American flags.

We have created a good guys vs. bad guys scenario and things are never that simple. Liberal minded people tend to favor a grey view of things saying something is not pure good or evil.

I can assure you that if you transplanted many of the liberal posters here who attack Christianity and defend Islam over to the middle east they would be doing the reverse.

Pretty much it is the seeking to moderate views that is responsible for the anti-Christian pro-Islam impression many have.

I am a Christian, and have done NONE of the things you have mentioned above....

so why always paint the big brush and include me in on all of this...and others like me, like my parents and sister and neighbors who are Christains and ex-coworkers who were christians.....who actually speak out against the supposed Christians that hate....?

 

[uscitizen]

Well said Damocles. they are doing very well to be so picked on. I have never seen an atheistic "church" or whatever it would be called though.
I thought of girly Bars, but they are full of christians
Don't believe me just ask the patrons.

 

[IHateGovernment]

Care I don't think I outlined a single thing saying what Christian do in this post. I was talking about the American populace as a whole. This was more of a liberal vs. conservative thing and its about perceptions not actions.

 

[LadyT]

I am a Christian, and have done NONE of the things you have mentioned above....

so why always paint the big brush and include me in on all of this...and others like me, like my parents and sister and neighbors who are Christains and ex-coworkers who were christians.....who actually speak out against the supposed Christians that hate....?

Ditto.

 

[IHateGovernment]

As I said before within the context of political discourse among the intelligent. Not in the public as a whole.