Date: March 1st, 2010 12:47 am (UTC)
I agree with you, up to a point. However, there is a significant 'persecution mentality' inherent in what was far left Christianity ten years ago, and approaches mainstream Christianity today. (I have not checked the link you reference, but I am going to guess it is from either a significantly conservative or overtly Christian source?) This idea of persecution persists (witness the 'war on Christmas,' and other hot button 'culture wars' issues) despite the overwhelming majority Christianity enjoys in the U.S., and the markedly Judeo-Chritian cultural bias that goes with it.

That the rhetoric of entitlement is co-opted, however inaccurately (even absurdly!), by a majority group as a means to vocalize its paranoia of another group, in no way negates the fact of that majority's entitlement.

Admittedly, I see outrageous things glossed in the name of other faiths too. Kosher slaughter, for example, is allowed for religious reasons, even though similar practices are strictly prohibited as excessively cruel even within our nightmarish meat processing industry. However, none of this changes the fact that, of all the outrageous things which pass under the guise of religion, the majority of them, and those to which we are the most inured, are done under the aegis of Christianity.
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting

Profile

lunadelcorvo: (Default)
: : : L u n a d e l C o r v o : : :

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags

Miscellanea

InboxIcons
Customize

Things I need to remember:
• Asking for help is not, as it turns out, fatal.
• Laughing is easier than pulling your hair out, and doesn't have the unfortunate side effect of making you look like a plague victim.
• Even the biggest tasks can be defeated if taken a bit at a time.
• I can write a paper the night before it's due, but the results are not all they could be.
• Be thorough, but focused.
• Trust yourself.
• Honesty, always.

Historians are the Cassandras of the Humanities

Tags