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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not feel personally persecuted but I’ve noticed that there are quite a few people out there who are totally cool with stereotyping and saying that all Christians are hateful bigots who believe the world was created 6000 years ago and humans lived side by side with dinosaurs. I have relatives who really are like this (I do not attend the same church as they do) but anti-Christian people will find examples of this mindset and paint all Christians with the same brush. And feel empowered to do so, while they would be quick to cry out if someone expressed similarly sourced sentiments about any other group.

I suspect that people stereotype because of the amplified noise from right wingers, the kind of people who attend churches where the US flag is displayed among crosses.
There are a lot of voices and congregations out there challenging the current status quo, but they aren’t given the same attention, so they aren’t delivered to your doorstep, and you keep on confirming your own bias.
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Those stereotypes of bigotry exist because the bigots are being elevated and amplified, and because they are inserting their bigotry into state and federal politics. Wealthy and powerful organizations, individuals and interests are backing the bigots. Rather than being upset about reactions to this that manifest as stereo types, you should be more upset about the realities that the reactions are based on.[/quote]

Remember Charlottesville a few years back when a few dozen idiot bigots decided to gather and parade around a city park? Idiots like that should be ignored but no, they were amplified by national news coverage to the extent that hundreds of so called "counter-protesters" were drawn out to the fire and some poor soul in the wrong place at the wrong time was killed.

If this is what you mean by elevating and amplifying bigotry, I agree.[/quote]

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