"Many people feel that the most discriminated group of all is the Christian student in the public high school," Jacobs said
He didn't even say it right. "Most discriminated group" is nonsensical. Plus, bonus points for his cowardice in using the evasive "Many people feel."
Here's an away message I have: "I love being a supremely powerful liberal atheist and persecuting the Christians, who comprise a meager 88% or so of the U.S. population, and the hapless Republicans, who only control the White House, both houses of Congress, the judiciary, and most of the media." Frederick • 4/2/05; 9:59:26 AM #
Poor grammar and a complete and utter lack of common sense are not a pretty combination. And as a Jew, few things get to me like accusations of "persecution" coming from kids who've never known what it's like not to be the default their whole lives. When you're outnumbered 10 to 1 and getting shoved around because of it, then you can start to talk to me about persecution. Idiot.
Well, we (Christians) do sometimes feel kicked around. We're the only group who you can really bash (at least in America) without someone complaining, for the same reason you can totally rip into Bill Gates, the Yankees, or white guys; we're the total opposite of the underdogs.
Christians have been the majority in America from its founding. Most of us try to be benign about it, but a small but noisy number get bossy about it, which brings down retaliation against the whole. So the end result is like a bunch of five-year-olds attacking a football linebacker; the linebacker's getting irritable if not actually hurt, but if he actually responds with anything other than a hapless grin, he looks like the bad guy.
"If you get kicked from behind, it's because you're out in front" and all that...
I came to the conclusion long ago that modern Christianity has nothing to do with what my mother was talking about when she talked about "being a good Christian".
I've wandered a bit in my theology, but I think I'm being a better Christian than those kids, regardless whether I label myself agnostic or new age or what now.
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malionette
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Date: 2005-04-20 04:56 pm (UTC)No pun intended.
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Date: 2005-04-20 05:00 pm (UTC)He didn't even say it right. "Most discriminated group" is nonsensical.
Plus, bonus points for his cowardice in using the evasive "Many people feel."
Here's an away message I have:
"I love being a supremely powerful liberal atheist and persecuting the Christians, who comprise a meager 88% or so of the U.S. population, and the hapless Republicans, who only control the White House, both houses of Congress, the judiciary, and most of the media."
Frederick • 4/2/05; 9:59:26 AM #
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Date: 2005-04-20 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-20 05:05 pm (UTC)Does that count as a metaquote, do you think? Oh, I'll just assume it does and stick it in there.
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Date: 2005-04-20 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-20 06:09 pm (UTC)Poor grammar and a complete and utter lack of common sense are not a pretty combination. And as a Jew, few things get to me like accusations of "persecution" coming from kids who've never known what it's like not to be the default their whole lives. When you're outnumbered 10 to 1 and getting shoved around because of it, then you can start to talk to me about persecution. Idiot.
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Date: 2005-04-20 11:30 pm (UTC)Christians have been the majority in America from its founding. Most of us try to be benign about it, but a small but noisy number get bossy about it, which brings down retaliation against the whole. So the end result is like a bunch of five-year-olds attacking a football linebacker; the linebacker's getting irritable if not actually hurt, but if he actually responds with anything other than a hapless grin, he looks like the bad guy.
"If you get kicked from behind, it's because you're out in front" and all that...
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Date: 2005-04-21 04:51 am (UTC)I've wandered a bit in my theology, but I think I'm being a better Christian than those kids, regardless whether I label myself agnostic or new age or what now.