That's privilege, not persecution.

[juldea]

Standard fine text applies: this is someone else's words, not mine; I agree with much of what they are saying, but not all, and not every nuance of how they say it; this is directed at/covers certain people who make certain claims, and not the entirety of a religious group; I'm probably preaching to the crowd; etc etc.

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[faerieboots]

I'm just curious, what was the social/political context that prompted this piece? Was it written in response to the 9/11 "burn the Koran" idiocy, or was this in response to the "happy holidays" idiocy? (The original text was clearly written very recently, but her reference to the "happy holidays" business made me wonder how long some of these observations had been stewing)

Also, because this is bugging me, I can't help but note that the entire narrative, while true in the U.S., is written like it is universally true (which it is not). Actively practicing Christianity in a public way in, say, Riyadh, can get you deported. Just sayin'. But I appreciate the sentiment of the writing.

[juldea]

At the bottom of the post I link to the source; that explains the reason it was written and also indicates that it is definitely US-driven.

[faerieboots]

I read the original link and I understand why the author felt moved to post as (s)he did; it just bugged me how universal she made some of her language. Is likely a reflection on me, and not a reflection on the author, but I feel like the actual persecution that happens elsewhere in the world really underscores her point, and it gets a bit lost in the shuffle there.

[juldea]

Are you just saying that she could've ended some of her paragraphs more strongly by pointing out that the ways non-Christian religions have difficulties in the US are similar to the ways Christianity has difficulties in other parts of the world? I can see that, but I don't see her language as universal at all; perhaps that is simply my US-driven perception.

[faerieboots]

Yes, that was more or less what I was saying. She does use words like "in the US" or "across the country" in some of her points, but some of her points are much more general--e.g. "When a Christian’s religion becomes known at work, they don’t have to worry about being harassed by co-workers or even fired." At work where? Are we talking private organizations throughout the U.S., or is she saying that Christians never need to worry about being fired for being Christian at any organization at all? She seems like she's making a very general statement. This is a very nitpicky point, but it bugged me, so I whined about it.