Here Are 3 Examples of Christian Privilege – And How You Can Challenge It [View all]

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In the United States, as in many places, Christianity has long been seen as the default.

From the Thanksgiving narrative of the persecuted Christian pilgrims finding refuge in the United States, to the unquestioned holiday closings for Christmas and Easter, to the simple fact that a Christian God is regularly invoked everywhere from the National Anthem to citizenship tests, Christianity is prevalent.

As a result, Christians – whether they’re observant or not – benefit from privilege in a similar ways that people of other dominant groups do.

They don’t have to constantly defend their identities, nor are they expected to fight for their rights to practice their religion. Similarly, they can enjoy social mobility and expect to live free from violence and discrimination directed at them as a result of their faith.

And despite the fact that fewer and fewer people are calling themselves Christians, 71% of Americans still identify as members of this religion. That’s a pretty big percent of the population, so it isn’t really surprising that being Christian is often seen as the norm.

I know a little bit about this. Though as a white, middle class, cisgender woman, partnered with a man, I have definitely benefited from various forms of privilege, as a Jewish person, I have been made an outsider by the Christian privilege front.

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