"What I have condemned is the closed-mindedness, and persecution of those who love God. "
This is an extremely difficult accusation to respond to without going on the attack but I'll try.
I think the best way is to imagine it was written instead by an atheist on a theist forum:
"What I have condemned is the closed-mindedness, and persecution of those who reject the concept of God."
In either case it is probably to be expected as behaviour bearing in mind that would have been on a theist forum and this is an atheist forum.
Closed mindedness is an accusation that can be hurled from both sides. I could also reverse (as someone has done in their signature on this forum) "Love the sinner, hate the sin, to "Love the believer - hate the belief."
I have to admit I have specific issues with your faith (Christianity - not your personal version of it) for reasons I have spelt out many times on this forum and time and again those reasons resonate back from you and your fellow followers.
My attacking those aspects of your beliefs should not, in my own opinion, be viewed as persecution but I can see how it might appear to be so particularly if the response dredges up other aspects of your religion that I despise.
I genuinely do not see persecution, although I am sure you do. I do see adverse reactions to anything that comes across as preachy / holier than thou / condescending etc.
This is an extremely difficult accusation to respond to without going on the attack but I'll try.
I think the best way is to imagine it was written instead by an atheist on a theist forum:
"What I have condemned is the closed-mindedness, and persecution of those who reject the concept of God."
In either case it is probably to be expected as behaviour bearing in mind that would have been on a theist forum and this is an atheist forum.
Closed mindedness is an accusation that can be hurled from both sides. I could also reverse (as someone has done in their signature on this forum) "Love the sinner, hate the sin, to "Love the believer - hate the belief."
I have to admit I have specific issues with your faith (Christianity - not your personal version of it) for reasons I have spelt out many times on this forum and time and again those reasons resonate back from you and your fellow followers.
My attacking those aspects of your beliefs should not, in my own opinion, be viewed as persecution but I can see how it might appear to be so particularly if the response dredges up other aspects of your religion that I despise.
I genuinely do not see persecution, although I am sure you do. I do see adverse reactions to anything that comes across as preachy / holier than thou / condescending etc.