Here is an essay which appears to pooh-pooh any claim that Christians are being persecuted in today's US America:
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/01/the-persecuted/
What the author's argument appears to ignore is the belief that the Bible is the inspired word of G-d. For a believer, G-d's commandments are not open to debate. They are to be followed.
The essay does, however, make this claim: "The principle of freedom of religion is proclaimed but the constitutional right to freedom from religion is ignored or repressed." What does the US Constitution actually say?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..."
To me those words mean no one can force you to worship anything AND that no one can force you to stop worshiping anything. No one can force you to say or believe anything, and no one can force to stop saying or believing anything. The so-called marketplace of ideas, speech, and worship (including the idolization of the nation-state) should be free and open.
Don't anti-hate laws appear to violate these principles? I certainly think they do.
Here is a report which suggests Michael Dardar is full of it:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6598209/Christians-suffered-increase-persecution-year-245-MILLION-facing-violence.html