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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
Moreover, why do they single out Christians as a privilege? How many privileged Christians are on the FCPS School Board? And, what percentage do they represent?

This is a great example. There is such a thing as Christian privilege, but I'd argue that it's not simple things like people saying 'merry christmas' or the school system giving kids a break over Christmas or the fact that nothing is open on Sunday morning. Where we see Christian privilege in our society is where Christians can get passes or breaks, especially in the legal system, for being a Christian or holding Christian views. For example,
-Parole boards look more favorably at someone who has 'found jesus' in prison than someone who hasn't.
-Judges might make attendance at Christian religious programs a requirement for parole (like AA) and not allow alternative programs
-Christians often get legal rulings allowing them to 'opt out'/disregard laws they don't like (Little Sisters of the Poor, Hobby Lobby, everyone trying to opt out of covid vaccination, Bladensburg Cross) but other religions often cannot get courts to allow them to opt out of laws they don't like under the same statutes (TST members cannot opt out of pressure tactics around abortion
-Inmates scheduled for execution are told that they can only have a Christian priest there for their last rites.
-Towns/School boards will allow Christian proselytizing in government/school forums up until another religion asks for equal treatment, then the others are shut out. You see this a lot of time with invocations, handing out bibles in school, prayer at school, etc.
-Chrstians may be allowed to wear tokens of their faith (ie, cross necklace) but dress codes may expressly prohibit visual tokens of other faiths (ie, hijabs).

Instead of just saying 'Christians are privileged' I think it's important to explain exactly what that looks like, so that people understand the types of issues we have in our society, and have a better idea of how they might fix these things.

[b]You have a lot of incorrect information in your post.[/quote]
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Bingo!

Let’s focus on the “privilege” of being a Christian in Fairfax and FCPS:

* Elizabeth Schultz has been constantly criticized, mocked, insulted, and libeled during her time at the FCPS School Board, and now as the Virginia Assistant State Superintendent. You can add all the labels you want to Mrs. Schultz to justify your hate for Christians, but the truth remains: Unlike any other member of the School System and Board of other faiths, her faith has been singled out because anyone who comments on other faiths (but the Christian) is a bigot in FCPS.  Otherwise, just ask your kids when was the last time they witnessed a FCPS staff tell them otherwise. 
* Stacy Langton has been persecuted bullied, criticized, mocked, and insulted for her persistence to remove books that even Scott Ziegler, LCPS Superintendent, just removed from their schools because, "The pictorial depictions in this book ran counter to what is appropriate in school “. This bigotry against her stance extended to her family as well who has to watch over their backs given the threats from the community and from the government who labeled Stacy as a domestic terrorist. 
* Dolley Maddison, a Fairfax Co library, as a part of its Christmas exhibit, mocked and desecrated The Holy Bible by displaying it next to sexually explicit books that contain graphic images of pornography and pedophilia.  Besides some “privileged” Christians, there was no outrage from other members of the community. 
* Christian students have been thrown in the closest at FCPS because they are repeatedly shamed for standing up for marriage and separation of sexes in school grounds such as bathrooms and lockers, or other areas where they are exposed to genitals from the opposite sex. 
* About crosses, they are just like any accessory worn by anyone at school in FCPS, even by those whose life styles mock the  Christian faith. Yet, Christian students don’t stage attacks against the cross to get attention to themselves because they are not taught to see themselves as victims. 
* Other faiths at FCPS benefit from changes sought and implemented by people like Elizabeth and Stacy because their faiths also espouse such causes—such is the case of rejection of pornography and pedophilia—, nevertheless, they remain silent and  comfortably watch from the sides as the “privileged” Christians get abused for standing up against common beliefs.

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