Tag: persecution

Evangelicals Feel Persecuted Because They Have To Treat People Equally

Unfortunately, many minority groups in this country experience persecution on a daily basis. Also, one majority group thinks they are being persecuted constantly when...
Word of Faith Fellowship (image courtesy WSPA via WBTV)

NC Prosecutors Suspected In Cover-Up Of Child Abuse At Christianist ‘Church’...

Late last month, more than 40 former members of a fringe charismatic church in Spindale, North Carolina told the Associated Press that their former church...
Kim Davis at Obama's last State of the Union speech (image courtesy Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Watch Kim Davis Tell Cable Network What She Really Thought About...

Earlier this week, more than a few heads turned, and a few may have exploded, when it appeared that Kim Davis applauded President Obama's last State...

NYC Chick-Fil-A Shut Down For Flies In Food–Conservatives Scream Religious Persecution

The only Chick-Fil-A restaurant New York City was abruptly shut down on December 30 when incredibly unsanitary conditions were discovered during two health inspections....
Mariam Ibrahim (courtesy BBC)

Religious Right Dishonors Sudanese Woman Who Was Persecuted

As many of you know, the religious right is claiming that Kim Davis is this generation's Rosa Parks. In truth, by refusing to grant...
Marsha Blackburn at CPAC 2015 (courtesy Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn Can’t Give Example Of Christians Being Persecuted In...

As we all know, it's almost an article of faith on the religious right that Christians are being persecuted in this country. But when...

Living Under The Burning Fire Of Persecution

These are just a few things that were?posted on the Liberal America Facebook page, misspellings and other grammatical errors included, in response to the...
Benjamin L. Corey with two of his fans in Maine in 2014 (from Corey's Facebook)

Christian Left Blogger Benjamin L. Corey Calls BS On Fundies’ Persecution...

As a proud member of the Christian Left, I've always wondered--when will more of us stand up and be counted? One member who has...

Suspended For Faith? Student Reprimanded For Saying “Bless You”

In Dyersburg, Tennessee, a student is claiming that she is in trouble for saying "Bless you," to a classmate after they sneezed. However, is...