2009-01-26, 05:03 PM
heronz Wrote:along with that. in the media you can see far more ridicule of christians than any other 'religion.' in fact anything non-christian is idolize one can argue.
buddism/hinduism->trendy/hip (not that they're the same-rather they have the same reactions)
muslim->to be understood/ tolerated
atheism->the path to a new era of learning / science
satanism/witchcraft->forbidden/exotic/fun
judaism-> neutral/ people neither talk bad or good about it =T.
christianity-> supernatural/ unscientific/ dorkish/ prude/ intolerant/ liars/ ignorant/ scammers/ to be enlightened.
not all persecution has to be physical as hitting, jailings, or execution (though christians do go through that). what people gather on religious topics is usually, if not completely, based of media - movies, news, tv. <--this is evidently more so in US actually than other 'tolerant' nations.
Say what? Judaism is probably more ridiculed than Christians. There are so many sterotypes for Jewish people.
Some examples:
You are a "Jew" if you are stingy.
If you have a big nose people say you have a "Jew" nose.
Like bagels? You must be Jewish!
Etc.
Although I do have to agree with some of these other points. People defianately poke fun at all religions.
EDIT: Scientology is the most perseccuted religion in my opinion. To most it is just a big joke. We may also add Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses to that. Those two are pretty ridiculed also.