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In reply to the discussion: Can someone explain how Evangelicals/Christians feel persecuted or attacked [View all]JHB
(37,163 posts)Arguably for nearly 100, when H. L. Mencken's reporting on the Scopes Monkey Trial painted them as yokels and morons, William Jennings Briant as a buffoon.
The main drivers of the current wave of "we're so persecuted" foaming were the Supreme Court cases that struck down or made toothless some of their favorite means of throwing their weight around and getting high on their own moral superiority. Especially the "right to privacy" stuff.
"What do you mean we can't use the law and state power to make people obey the Laws Of God (as interpreted by us and which we're not actually bound to follow because we're forgiven)? We've always done it that way!"
And they didn't like the answer of "Not anymore. It goes against the Constitution and we're finally enforcing that part."
They feel persecuted because they can't persecute others, nor require them to sit for their indoctrination.