FTR: No matter how harsh I get here with the nasty wordsies, I am not "persecuting" you

[Bricker]

@John_Mace

Does that rise to the level of “persecution”? It probably can feel that way to certain religious folk who post here. But I would not consider this MB to represent the US, and would not accept that Christians are persecuted in any meaningful way IRL in the US.

And didn’t I agree with this general point in the thread?

@Bricker

In American society, Christians enjoy a similar – indeed, perhaps even greater – advantage in terms of numbers and political power. They certainly suffer some hostility and ill-treatment, and can fairly be said to experience persecution. But it’s not the kind of treatment that should engage a neutral observer to worry, because society as a whole remains comfortably monolithically Christian, and the persecution in question will not lead to any real threat.