[anniegetyourgun]

Is it my imagination, or has the discrimination and harassment of Christian organizations stepped up in the last 36 months?

[Mark17]

Is it my imagination

I am not sure, but it might not be your imagination. This is another reason why I was out of the country in Oct and Nov, scouting out a new place to move to? BTW, I found it, and I didn't want to come back.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Is it my imagination, or has the discrimination and harassment of Christian organizations stepped up in the last 36 months?

I am not sure if it has stepped up or we are just paying closer attention. Could be that it has stepped up because of faith based programs. That really stuck a burr under their saddle.

[Baraonda]

"Is it my imagination, or has the discrimination and harassment of Christian organizations stepped up in the last 36 months?"

It's not your imagination. The writing is on the wall for all to see. Most turn a blind eye to it and are fearful to speak out. Others may naively think it's all about them and the Party. Therefore, as long as their station in life is fine and the fridge is full all is fine and dandy. But, it's not about you and me -- it's about the collective, all of us, Christianity and its culture.

[wagglebee]

Discrimination against Christianity has stepped up and I think there are two reasons:
1. The left has sought to make Bush synonymous with the "Christian Right" and any effort to discredit Christianity could be used against Bush.
2. The left has long looked for a way to destroy America's superpower status. Communism was seen as the best hope of this for over seventy years, but it collapsed and America became more powerful than ever. After 9/11, the left was convinced that Islam could destroy America's prominence; however, to accomplish this, the left needs to convince everyone that Islam is "peaceful" and terrorism is merely a response to Western imperialistic domination. Therefore, the past three years have seen a surge in anti-Christian rhetoric ("The Passion of the Christ" will cause anti-Semitic violence, "The Da Vinci Code" is more accurate than the Bible, Christianity is harming homosexuals, the media frenzy over the Catholic priest sex scandals, etc.), while at the same time we have been told that Islam is a "great religion of peace" and deserves our understanding (in fact many schools that will not allow "Jingle Bells" to be sung because of "insensitivity", will spend weeks teaching about Islam).

[MississippiMan]

Is it my imagination, or has the discrimination and harassment of Christian organizations stepped up in the last 36 months?

The acceleration is dramatic. The Godless left is freaking out, Annie, and they've really kicked in the afterburners since the election, for the first time expressing open disgust and contempt for Christians. Of course, none of these groups have a problem with Islam or Buddhism or Witches or any other religion; it's all about Christianity. Puzzling and hypocritical on its face, but perfectly logical when you look deeper. You just have to figure out who's REALLY at the core of these outfits, and then it's completely understandable that only Christ scares him.

MM