“...they are simply wrong and smack of that old hyperbolic persecution complex so often expressed on these threads.”
“Simply wrong” is a matter of opinion which can be open to authentic discussion.
As for the “old hyperbolic persecution complex”....once the meaning of that is clarified, that, too, could be open to authentic discussion.
This thread has had many predecessors and has not resolved anything, nor has it changed any committed position.
It will always remain nebulous as to what “effect” it is having on the unknown lurkers.
You’re making good points, well worth considering. If a discussion ever broke out on here, it would be a hopeful sign for Christians.