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LINK 29% of White Evangelicals Harassed Online Say Their Religion Made Them a Target | Beth Stoneburner | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

(If your religion makes you behave like an asshole, then you will become a target)

Which religious group is most persecuted online?

You might guess a religious minority. An unpopular one, for sure.

But according to the Pew Research Center, the group most likely to say they’re harassed online because of their faith is… white evangelicals.

Among the 41% of Americans who have experienced online harassment, 29% of white evangelicals said the cause was likely their religious views. 21% of atheists felt that way, while only 15% of Catholics said the same thing.

snytiger6 9 Feb 7
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I would want to see some examples of the alleged harrassment before accepting the truth of their claim. If you're going to believe in things that don't make sense, or if your belief system requires blind, unquestioning faith -- if you disrespect science and the use of reason, then you should expect to get some negative reactions.

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People need to understand that Evangelicals (especially white ones) take the bible literally when Jesus says "you will be persecuted in my name." It has to be so coz the bible says it, and if it is not so they will start making it up.

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The Chrustian Snowflakes, imo, seem to forget about the seemingly endless harassment that THEY cause to others, don't they?
What with the Moron Missionaries, the Jeho's and every other nondescript Bible-thumping Sect roaming around trying to convert everyone in sight, is that not HARASSMENT as well.

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They’re going down. But there’s gonna be a hell of a death rattle! Lol

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As more people leave religion, all that is left are the nut jobs.

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My response to those poor little, harassed Chrustian Snowflakes is attached here,

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Too bad, what goes around comes around. How does it feel to get what they give?

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Boo-fucking-hoo.

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In most cases, it is NOT because of their religion that they were harassed, but because of the more than evident stupidity of their position on the issue in question.

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Define harassment then specify what the issue was. The numbers would change for sure. Chances are it was They were Trump related posts.

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Mmmm what site are they on that they claim they’re being harassed?

One example could be this one, where you have a troll here and there who isn’t a nonbeliever but posts comments trying to “convert” others or just tries to be annoying or whatever it is they’re trying to do.

The other could be that they saw a meme or an “image” of something that offended them.

The answer to both.........Grow some fuckin’ thicker skin and if you don’t like it then don’t view it.

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Could it be others question their POV?

To many fundies, just questions are harrassment

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