Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christian: says something hateful about the "LGBTQIA" community.

Co-Worker points out that it's not nice.

Co-worker reported for anti-Christian bias.

Christian asks if you went to Church this weekend.

Co-worker says they aren't religious and don't attend church.

Co-worker reported for anti-Christian bias.

+1 That’s exactly what Evangelicals want.
There were a lot of people from Hitler’s army who settled in the US South.
Don’t believe me?
There is an early episode of Hoarders where the 60 year old guy is showing family photos of his Dad in uniform in Nazi Germany. His father had beaten him mercilessly and when he was 10 (?) killed his pet rabbit he loved, served it to him for dinner, and told him halfway through just to enjoy his son’s agony. His older sister backed him up on what a horrible guy her Dad was.
I’m convinced a lot of the Nazis in the US joined the Evangelical church.

I'd sure like to see a source on a "lot of Nazis settling in the South." That said, Von Braun did settle in Huntsville Alabama at Redstone Arsenal and there may have been a group there. But, I seriously doubt there were many otherwise.

The PP is an idiot. There were no "Nazis" settling in the US after WW2. Nazism died when Hitler died in 1945 just like MAGA will die when Trump dies. Brainwashed fools come back to reality when their cult leader dies.

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Anonymous wrote:

+100. No one has problems with Christians. We have problem that some think they can evangelize there beliefs or thoughts and others have to be okay with them. We have problem with you picking and choosing your beliefs and practices as convenient for whatever narrative of the day.

You want to practice Christianity in your home, go for it. You want to do it in church, great. You want to teach it in a Christian school that you or your church pay for, good for you.

You don’t get to tell others they are living life wrong when you have no proof. You don’t get to outshine and demonize other religions. You don’t get to force the rest us to agree with your religion.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the OP of this thread. I wonder if Christians understand how much backlash something like this might cause.

People who identify as Christian are not some monolithic group.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christian: says something hateful about the "LGBTQIA" community.

Co-Worker points out that it's not nice.

Co-worker reported for anti-Christian bias.

Christian asks if you went to Church this weekend.

Co-worker says they aren't religious and don't attend church.

Co-worker reported for anti-Christian bias.

+1 That’s exactly what Evangelicals want.
There were a lot of people from Hitler’s army who settled in the US South.
Don’t believe me?
There is an early episode of Hoarders where the 60 year old guy is showing family photos of his Dad in uniform in Nazi Germany. His father had beaten him mercilessly and when he was 10 (?) killed his pet rabbit he loved, served it to him for dinner, and told him halfway through just to enjoy his son’s agony. His older sister backed him up on what a horrible guy her Dad was.
I’m convinced a lot of the Nazis in the US joined the Evangelical church.

I'd sure like to see a source on a "lot of Nazis settling in the South." That said, Von Braun did settle in Huntsville Alabama at Redstone Arsenal and there may have been a group there. But, I seriously doubt there were many otherwise.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christian: says something hateful about the "LGBTQIA" community.

Co-Worker points out that it's not nice.

Co-worker reported for anti-Christian bias.

Christian asks if you went to Church this weekend.

Co-worker says they aren't religious and don't attend church.

Co-worker reported for anti-Christian bias.

+1 That’s exactly what Evangelicals want.
There were a lot of people from Hitler’s army who settled in the US South.
Don’t believe me?
There is an early episode of Hoarders where the 60 year old guy is showing family photos of his Dad in uniform in Nazi Germany. His father had beaten him mercilessly and when he was 10 (?) killed his pet rabbit he loved, served it to him for dinner, and told him halfway through just to enjoy his son’s agony. His older sister backed him up on what a horrible guy her Dad was.
I’m convinced a lot of the Nazis in the US joined the Evangelical church.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.