[Colofornian]

Sorry -- but the two are worlds apart.

Different only in degree. In both cases folks wanted to deny others representation in the public square. Blacks in a previous era were supposed to closetize their representation @ the voting booth. For religious folk with a Judeo-Christian heritage, we are now being suppressed & told to closetize our representation in the public square.

[Consort]

[gdani]

Sorry -- but the two are worlds apart.

Different only in degree

That's *quite* a degree.

[atlaw]

"For religious folk with a Judeo-Christian heritage, we are now being suppressed & told to closetize our representation in the public square."

The notion that Christians are singled out for oppression in this country is downright laughable, yet it seems to be a persistent theme. I suppose it derives from our heritage - Christ was the ultimate innocent victim after all, and Christians in fact suffered persecution at the hands of the Romans and assorted others throughout history. We simply have to be victims to be legitimate Christians, so we'll go to any lengths to pretend that we are. Kind of odd, really, and maybe something worth re-considering.