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Acceptable Hate: Assaults on Christianity Go Overlooked | Opinion
Newsweek ^ | 4/4/23 | Shawn Carney

Posted on 04/04/2023 1:40:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The alarming escalation of animosity toward Christians in America can no longer be ignored. The pro-abortion, anti-family radical Left has sought tirelessly to undermine the nuclear family, religion, and traditional values for years. And it's working. A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that just 39 percent of Americans say their religious faith is very important to them, down from 62 percent a quarter of a century ago. As radical leftists advance their secular agenda, intolerance for those who hold true to Christian values has become increasingly palpable.

The recent shooting at a private Christian academy in Nashville by Audrey Hale, a transgender individual with a detailed manifesto and maps, is a chilling example of the escalating violence against faith. This attack, which was clearly premeditated, targeted a Christian school with a biblical theology curriculum, representing the Christian values that the shooter sought to destroy.

Following the tragic events in Nashville, left-wing journalists, columnists, entertainers, and activists directed their ire toward Christians and conservatives rather than mourning the victims and condemning the violence. Instead of offering sympathy and support, they made callous remarks that not only mocked the Christian faith but also blamed the victims themselves. This cold-hearted response exemplifies the escalating hostility toward Christians, in which an ideological battle eclipses empathy and compassion.

The Left's assault on faith is widespread, however, as the values that underpin our American ethos are being consistently undermined. Media voices have attacked and vilified symbols of Christianity before. Last August, the Atlantic published an article declaring that the Catholic rosary had become a "symbol" of religious radicalism. What used to be a symbol of prayer and meditation was assigned a far darker meaning in modern times.

"Just as the AR-15 rifle has become a sacred object for Christian nationalists in general, the rosary has

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1 posted on 04/04/2023 1:40:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Newsweek? Newsweek!

If they publish this then it must be bad.


2 posted on 04/04/2023 1:43:37 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: nickcarraway

NEWSWEEK gone right?


3 posted on 04/04/2023 1:48:40 PM PDT by larryjohnson (FReepersonaltrainer)
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To: ping jockey

Amen!!!!


5 posted on 04/04/2023 1:55:44 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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To: packagingguy

I’ve heard atheists say, “Man, I’m not a Christian, but this is ridiculous the way Christians are being singled out, targeted and attacked.”

Satan always overplays his hand.


6 posted on 04/04/2023 1:57:14 PM PDT by Nea Wood (Screw diversity. Celebrate excellence. )
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To: ping jockey

It happened here several years ago. Dozens of churches were vandalized and burned. Our feckless ‘leader’ basically said, “Too bad, so sad, but not unexpected”

Apparently, a ground radar search located what they claimed to be several hundred bodies of native children in unmarked graves at a missionary school.

AFAIK, not ONE body was found! All were false readings or misinterpretation. Any apologies from Prime Mistake Castreau about his comments? ZERO! NADA!

Satan’s time is short. He’s attacking full on.


7 posted on 04/04/2023 2:01:22 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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To: nickcarraway

Christian persecution is age old as the Devil’s minions are always trying to harm us. These weeks of Lent and the coming celebration of Easter are times to reflect on and praise Christ’s message of love and act of dying on the cross. We have redemption by confessing our sins, believe Jesus was God’s son and that He rose from the dead after three days.


8 posted on 04/04/2023 2:04:10 PM PDT by RicocheT
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To: nickcarraway

Where’s the manifesto? Should answer a lot t of questions and expose plans and let us know where to lay the blame.


9 posted on 04/04/2023 2:05:55 PM PDT by DocRock
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To: nickcarraway

The fact that the godless left can’t simply ignore Christianity, but is driven to destroy it instead, is some of the best proof that Christianity is the truth.


10 posted on 04/04/2023 2:09:14 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: nickcarraway

bkmk


11 posted on 04/04/2023 2:11:20 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: nickcarraway

Officials Detail Items Discovered at the Home of Nashville Shooter

https://ijr.com/officials-detail-items-discovered-home-shooter/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=ijr-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=firefly


12 posted on 04/04/2023 2:19:18 PM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s especially concerning now that the federal government has become an armed force against Christians and parents, particularly those that have the temerity to attend school board meetings and think they should have a say in what their children are taught. The fascists are in charge.


13 posted on 04/04/2023 2:30:22 PM PDT by Spok
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To: nickcarraway

Surprised Newsweek would even allow something like this written in their leftist rag.


14 posted on 04/04/2023 2:32:09 PM PDT by MachIV
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To: packagingguy
My reaction, too! Newsweak?!!!
15 posted on 04/04/2023 3:10:45 PM PDT by fwdude (Society has been fully polarized now, and you have to decide on which pole you want to be found.)
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To: nickcarraway

video of virulent hate screamed before a violent assault at this Christian by a trans thug because of the victims sign saying “Children cannot consent to puberty blockers”

https://twitter.com/i/status/1642024373484912642


16 posted on 04/04/2023 5:23:48 PM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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17 posted on 04/07/2023 6:39:28 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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