RE: Christians forgive themselves
November 9, 2013 at 6:20 pm
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2013 at 6:22 pm by Fidel_Castronaut.)
(November 9, 2013 at 6:16 pm)ronedee Wrote: There is all kinds of persecution. I don't see any specifics to the definitions:
per·se·cu·tion
ˌpərsəˈkyo͞oSHən/
noun
noun: persecution; plural noun: persecutions
1.
hostility and ill-treatment, esp. because of race or political or religious beliefs.
"her family fled religious persecution"
synonyms: oppression, victimization, maltreatment, ill-treatment, mistreatment, abuse, ill-usage, discrimination, tyranny; More
True, but being called a poopy pants on an online forum vis having your family held at gunpoint while your hand's are chopped off for bowing to a different (or no) deity (as one example) is not really a fair comparison.
After all, nobody's beliefs are sacrosanct. As soon as we start down that road, well:
It should be noted, too, that on here (that I've read), I can see nothing that warrants theists playing the victim card. Nobody forced you to come here, and nobody is forcing anyone to stay.
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