There is a serious anti-Christian vibe around here

[roguevalley]

203. There is a tendency to not lump all Muslims together here

when someone does a shit deed. That is incredibly admirable. There is also very little effort among a lot of people to separate Christians as a whole from ass holes when they do something awful. You can find it a lot.

I do remember when civil rights efforts were happening in the 50's and 60's that all manner of believer walked with African Americans at the front of marches, rabbis, nuns, priests, preachers and the like to help find justice for all of us. Martin Luther King himself was a righteous preacher.

A lot of Christians, more than you can know are good and as liberal as anyone else. They hold the same truths evident as anyone else but they get lumped. Too many bunch and mass blame them which they don't for Muslims. There are too many outlets in the media that would have you believe all Christians are fundamentalist evangelicals without a thought in their heads but those are the ones who get the air time. The millions of others who work hard to be good and decent are left out. Sort of like the Muslims if you think about it. You aren't wrong, OP. Religious get lumped with the bad guys here and it isn't persecution. Its the way things roll.

Sometimes you can't see your friends around your anger and your preconceived notions. Its sad but it happens a lot here.