Originally Posted by SamHouston
hehe my last post was all j/k but really, I've never heard a Christian joke or read anything resembling a heartfelt desire to persecute Christians in any meaningful way. I'd bet it happens elsewhere but by and large you're free to believe what you want in North America right? You can believe in everything or nothing and all the things in between, a spiritual commitment comes with challenges regardless of its form. The real challenges are within, not snarky comments on the internet. Outside the internet Christians fare pretty damn well in North America.
Actually, I hear a never-ending stream of poking fun from one of my co-workers, various customers, my friends, sometimes even my girlfriend. They may not be "jokes" in the form of your earlier attempt, but comments made at the expense of others. As far as believing what you want, I really get a general sense from the "left" that it's ok to believe whatever it is you want as long as it isn't what those dang Christians do. My point is just that prejudice is ugly no matter who the butt of it is. I don't care if you have a perfect life and everyone loves you and ONCE in your life someone makes a comment that is disrespectful, it's ugly. It makes lesser beings out of all of us.