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Igel

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16. But it's not.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 11:18 AM

Nov 2018

You'd get a similar kind of pie chart for the RSA in 1985 if you put down race/ethnicity instead of religion. Try making that sound funny.

The USSR at the height of support from some Americans would have been the same, with the periwinkle part "non-Communists". In Estonia, the purply bit would have been "Estonian", and in Siberia "Indigenous".

Some (D) would have the same kind of pie chart with the periwinkle part labeled "Democrats".

It's clearly not the case that majority = free from oppression.

Leaving aside that, like Islam, Christianity is hardly monolithic.

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All those churches in every town are proof of persecution [View all] MineralMan Nov 2018 OP

This seems relevant Ron Obvious Nov 2018 #1

Well, natch! MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

But it's not. Igel Nov 2018 #16

Look at that sharp point, poking into the Christian majority. MineralMan Nov 2018 #17

The music isn't secret Cartoonist Nov 2018 #3

... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #4

"What I heard...was a jingle jangle...of a thousand lost souls" Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #9

Did I miss a thread or comment saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #5

You missed a lot of them Major Nikon Nov 2018 #10

Thanks for the heads up. saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #13

Nope. I just wanted to introduce a different thing. MineralMan Nov 2018 #12

Holy cadookilas. cachukis Nov 2018 #6

And they're not even allowed to pay taxes on those places. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #7

Open an atheist meeting house in town and we'll see who becomes the persecuted ones. TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #8

A guy would have to have deep pockets to do that. MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

That's right. Atheists don't require constant affirmation and support of others to validate beliefs. TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #18

Not only that, atheists really have no central theme to gather them together. MineralMan Nov 2018 #19

Bar yes. Don't forget add a roller disco :-D TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #20

I don't know about the roller disco thing. MineralMan Nov 2018 #21

I created an atheistic religion for you marylandblue Nov 2018 #22

Way too complicated. All you need is one thing: MineralMan Nov 2018 #23

I spent years meditating alone in my man cave before an angel gave me this religion marylandblue Nov 2018 #24

I heard they eat the body of some zombie and drink blood packman Nov 2018 #11

It's all a mystery to me. MineralMan Nov 2018 #15

He's a lich. Iggo Nov 2018 #32

I am still looking for those posts on DU about Christians being persecuted in the US. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #25

Just swivel your chair and tap MM on the shoulder... ret5hd Nov 2018 #26

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #27

Multiple personalities ret5hd Nov 2018 #28

What if we are all aspects of the same personality? guillaumeb Nov 2018 #29

I would prescribe a double dose of haldol ret5hd Nov 2018 #30

Sound of laughing. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #31

... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #33

LOL @ gil trotsky Nov 2018 #35

Over and over Major Nikon Nov 2018 #40

That is not persecution. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #36

Please tell me how I just don't understand Major Nikon Nov 2018 #37

Again with the ad hominem. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #38

As expected you failed to back up your assertion when asked Major Nikon Nov 2018 #39

And we haven't even scratched the surface.. Permanut Nov 2018 #34

The real reason for the task force... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #41