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kwassa

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29. What persecutions have you suffered for your lack of belief, cleanhippie?

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 10:50 PM

Aug 2012

But ..... lack of belief can only result in lack of persecution, right? You have no beliefs to be persecuted for, therefore you can't be persecuted.

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You think Christians are persecuted for their beliefs? [View all] cleanhippie Aug 2012 OP

Some are most are not and very very few in the U.S. Sam1 Aug 2012 #1

Show me just one single example of a christian being persecuted for their beliefs in this country. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #2

Sure. Igel Aug 2012 #14

So a group of people treated her badly because they *thought* she held political opinions... trotsky Aug 2012 #38

Interesting Salon article ButterflyBlood Aug 2012 #34

A disappointing and insulting one, yes. trotsky Aug 2012 #39

+187 Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #4

And most definitely NONE skepticscott Aug 2012 #7

How about you? rug Aug 2012 #11

There's none, sorry skepticscott Aug 2012 #27

And what atheist in this forum has been so persecuted? kwassa Aug 2012 #28

No atheist I know of skepticscott Aug 2012 #30

Well, since you asked . . . . rug Aug 2012 #32

Funny, I don't see anyone skepticscott Aug 2012 #35

Yep, thats the best he can do. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #36

In ages past persecution worked well for Christianity some just long for the good old days. gordianot Aug 2012 #3

Would certainly depend on where and what part of the country one goes to humblebum Aug 2012 #5

Hi humblebum, so nice to see you again. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #6

The I heart Jesus shirt won't get you into any problems Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #8

Comments do not necessarily equate to problems. nt humblebum Aug 2012 #9

What persecutions have you suffered for your beliefs, cleanhippie? rug Aug 2012 #10

Beliefs in what, rug? cleanhippie Aug 2012 #12

Let's pick shirt #2. rug Aug 2012 #13

That's a lack of belief, but you knew that already. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #16

Let's not quibble. rug Aug 2012 #17

Quibble is your forte. No need to give up now. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #18

I see. No persecution. rug Aug 2012 #19

When you turn a blind eye, you don't see much. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #21

Then open it. rug Aug 2012 #22

Bwahahaha. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #24

Ah, a laughing victim of persecution. rug Aug 2012 #25

Good luck with that. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #26

Depends where you work. Igel Aug 2012 #15

The only persecution I have experienced was from other Christians. Adsos Letter Aug 2012 #20

Everytime I hear a Christian talking about how oppressed they are, I laugh Marrah_G Aug 2012 #23

What persecutions have you suffered for your lack of belief, cleanhippie? kwassa Aug 2012 #29

Uhm, ok. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #31

A friend will be killed if he returns to Iraq. Festivito Aug 2012 #33

They'd do the same if he were an atheist. trotsky Aug 2012 #37