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In reply to the discussion: "When Are We Going To Stop Persecuting Christians In This Country!" [View all]napkinz
(17,199 posts)39. "there isn't any Christian persecution taking place!!!"
The Persecution Complex: The Religious Rights Deceptive Rallying Cry
The tales of horror keep pouring in: Two middle school girls are forced into a lesbian kiss as part of an anti-bullying program; an Air Force sergeant is fired because he opposes same-sex marriage; a high school track team is disqualified from a meet after an athlete thanks God for the teams victory; a Veterans Affairs hospital bans Christmas cards with religious messages; a man fixing the lights in a Christmas tree falls victim to a wave of War-on-Christmas violence; an elementary school student is punished for praying over his school lunch; a little boy is forced to take a psychological evaluation after drawing a picture of Jesus.
None of these stories is true. But each has become a stock tale for Religious Right broadcasters, activists, and in some cases elected officials. These myths which are becoming ever more pervasive in the right-wing media serve to bolster a larger story, that of a majority religious group in American society becoming a persecuted minority, driven underground in its own country.
This narrative has become an important rallying cry for a movement that has found itself on the losing side of many of the so-called culture wars. By reframing political losses as religious oppression, the Right has attempted to build a justification for turning back advances in gay rights, reproductive rights and religious liberty for minority faiths.
The religious persecution narrative is nothing new it has long been at the core of the Rights reaction to secular government and religious pluralism but it has taken off in recent years in reaction to advances in gay rights and reproductive freedom, and to an increasingly secular and pluralistic society.
read more: http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/persecution-complex-religious-right-s-deceptive-rallying-cry
The tales of horror keep pouring in: Two middle school girls are forced into a lesbian kiss as part of an anti-bullying program; an Air Force sergeant is fired because he opposes same-sex marriage; a high school track team is disqualified from a meet after an athlete thanks God for the teams victory; a Veterans Affairs hospital bans Christmas cards with religious messages; a man fixing the lights in a Christmas tree falls victim to a wave of War-on-Christmas violence; an elementary school student is punished for praying over his school lunch; a little boy is forced to take a psychological evaluation after drawing a picture of Jesus.
None of these stories is true. But each has become a stock tale for Religious Right broadcasters, activists, and in some cases elected officials. These myths which are becoming ever more pervasive in the right-wing media serve to bolster a larger story, that of a majority religious group in American society becoming a persecuted minority, driven underground in its own country.
This narrative has become an important rallying cry for a movement that has found itself on the losing side of many of the so-called culture wars. By reframing political losses as religious oppression, the Right has attempted to build a justification for turning back advances in gay rights, reproductive rights and religious liberty for minority faiths.
The religious persecution narrative is nothing new it has long been at the core of the Rights reaction to secular government and religious pluralism but it has taken off in recent years in reaction to advances in gay rights and reproductive freedom, and to an increasingly secular and pluralistic society.
read more: http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/persecution-complex-religious-right-s-deceptive-rallying-cry
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The Civil War was not fought to end slavery. Lincoln said he wouldn't end slavery if
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#61
Nah, more like false equivalence by the More Politically Correct Than Thou..
whathehell
Feb 2015
#81
it's not about going after Christians but the Christian Right (the fundamentalist wing of the GOP)
napkinz
Feb 2015
#78
They had no problem with David Vitter keeping his seat in the Senate ... but President Clinton
napkinz
Feb 2015
#15
I notice you put christians in single quotes, like one might do when exercising the No True Scotsman
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2015
#55
Kinda like an elephent moaning about the ant bite from the ant he stepped on.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2015
#34
This is how many "Christians" use their "religion".. as a way to hate.. certaintly not all or even
Cha
Feb 2015
#50
MSNBC reports about outrageous quotes by Rafael Cruz, father of Senator Ted Cruz
napkinz
Feb 2015
#74
and yet that's the MANTRA of conservatives ... "Christians are being persecuted in this country"
napkinz
Feb 2015
#86
These idiots are a total disrespect to Jesus and the message of love that he taught
LynneSin
Feb 2015
#73
It can only happen after Caucasian males are no longer oppressed by The System...
LanternWaste
Feb 2015
#98