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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re responding “no” and you’re a Christian, who wears a cross, I feel like your experience isn’t really important here.[/quote]

And you’re entitled to your feelings. OTOH, if you’re not the OP, perhaps you’re not the best arbiter here of what’s “really important “ and what’s not.  If you are the OP, and you feel as though some experiences should be excluded, then consider posing a more specific question, and possibly posting in the Religion forum rather than in Off-Topic.

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You’re right, I don’t know what the OP wants to know, however I think that having 20 “no, I’ve never experienced that” comments without the context of what religion and what religious objects they’re wearing is sort of skewing the result.

For example, I (a Catholic) have never truly been meaningfully discriminated against for being Catholic. My Jewish, Muslim and Sikh friends can’t say the same.

It’s like when a group of white coworkers all agree that there is not racial discrimination at their company. They may be right, but they are also not typically on the receiving end of racial discrimination so they can’t really present a full picture. [/quote]

PP: I disagree, and I think that using only your own experience may be over-generalizing.  I have an acquaintance who is an Episcopal priest. We’ve talked a bit about what it’s like for him to wear his priest’s collar— and to interact in a variety of settings.  I’ve had Christian colleagues who wear tiny crosses — and others who wear huge ones, and make a point of dressing so “modestly” that they visibly stand out in most work settings.  It all comes down to what the OP might want to know — and I don’t think they’ve returned to clarify.

I’ve read rumblings from people who feel “persecuted “ as “white Christians” in the US, so it could even be a troll post trying to whip up discord.  To answer for myself though, I’ll add another: No.  When it comes to discrimination, my religious symbolism — or lack of religious symbols — isn’t usually where people start.[/quote]

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