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Starboard Tack

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18. "They" being nutjobs like O'Reilly and Ingraham.

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:50 PM

Apr 2013

Hardly representative of the Christian community.
The point of the OP was obviously another attempt by CH to smear Christians in general. That's his MO. Otherwise he would have provided a link like you did to the loonies who want to impose their religious beliefs on children in public schools.
That said, the only reference to persecution in your link was this

Ingraham agreed with O’Reilly that society has become a lot more secular, adding that religious people probably recognize this and worry about a “new era of persecution” in the United States.

Even crazy Laura didn't say there was persecution, the key words being "probably" and "worry". So we have idiots on both sides of this using inflammatory rhetoric.

The OP is a typical attempt to be divisive, while pretending to be be sympathetic to the plight of Christians in other countries. There is plenty of persecution in this country, but it is not religious.

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This is What Actual Christian Persecution Looks Like [View all] cleanhippie Apr 2013 OP

Certainly nothing that happens on DU skepticscott Apr 2013 #1

crybaby? I hope I never appear to be a crybaby. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #19

No, you are not one of those skepticscott Apr 2013 #23

. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #24

That sort of slaughter kills the body but not the soul. dimbear Apr 2013 #2

It's like white men complaining EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2013 #3

That's very true. rug Apr 2013 #4

they aren't disconnected. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #5

Exactly. It's vocal non-believers in the first world showing the rest that there is another way. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #8

Christians complaining about being persecuted in the US? Really. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #6

"War in Christmas" or "War on Easter" sound familiar? -nt gcomeau Apr 2013 #7

I'd hardly call such rhetoric a cry of persecution. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #10

Not the point. gcomeau Apr 2013 #13

"They" being nutjobs like O'Reilly and Ingraham. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #18

They are hardly the only ones. gcomeau Apr 2013 #21

Agreed, they are representative of the religious right. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #22

No Christians do it skepticscott Apr 2013 #25

Do you really think bigotry is the way to accomplish anything positive? Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #26

If you do, go for it skepticscott Apr 2013 #27

No, I don't support bigotry. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #28

It means I'm making fun skepticscott Apr 2013 #29

Well, aren't you just hilarious. Soooo funny! Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #30

Ah, yes...the persecution meme skepticscott Apr 2013 #31

OK enough with the "family" references. You are way out of line. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #32

"Try addressing the issues and leave the personal slurs out of it." trotsky Apr 2013 #33

Sure. Links galore. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #9

You can search for anything and come up with links Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #11

Wow, your comprehension is at an all time low. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #12

"you will look less petty and silly" trotsky Apr 2013 #14

Clearly, but I'm trying to be as polite as I can be, even though its not deserved. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #15

No, your whole point was to ridicule all Christians in the US Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #16

Run along. You're dismissed. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #17

There are persecuted Christians throughout the world. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #20