Mr Spinkles
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1) When I lose my temper, or tell someone off, or say something prejudiced, people won't gleefully point out how un-Christian and hypocritical I'm being.
2) It is unlikely that someone will try to make me feel guilty for being in the majority.
3) I not only get Christian holidays off at work or at school, but my own religion's holidays off as well.
4) If someone hurts me because of my religion, it's not only a crime, it's a "hate crime".
5) When I study history, I can be certain that all past Christian atrocities (the Crusades, the Inquisition, the witch trials) will be covered thoroughly, while atrocities committed in the name of other religions (like Islam or Hinduism) will be largely ignored.
6) I can lament the fact that Christians are not knowledgabe about the holidays of my faith, even though I am not knowledgable about the holidays of many other faiths.
7) I can deny non-Christian privilege by refusing to take responsibility for what I find offensive. I can take offense at the most trivial things, like someone wishing me Merry Christmas.
8) It is unlikely that anyone will accuse me of being insensitive for saying "Happy Kwanzaa" or "Happy Chanukah" or "Happy Chinese New Year".
9) People will likely not criticize me for not learning the religious or spiritual customs of everyone else. I, of course, am allowed to expect Christians to learn my religious or spiritual customs.
10) I can use the facade of an oppressed minority to garner leverage in acquiring not only equal rights, but special rights as well.
You see folks, my beliefs are in the minority. Therefore, I expect the majority of the population to adapt and change its habits so that I don't feel so insecure about being in the minority. So, could you Christians like, pretend that you believe what I believe, or maybe just pretend like you aren't Christian--you know, take down all your Christmas lights and decorations, or at least hide them--so I don't feel so sad about being in the minority? After all, I can't be expected to simply accept the fact that most people have different beliefs than me, or have a different haircut than me, or wear different clothes than me...
It's the same with music, for example....I would never just go up to a person and ask him/her if he/she wanted to go see Twista (a rapper). What if that person, unlike the majority of people our age, doesn't listen to rap music? Or what if he/she doesn't listen to music at all? It would be totally insensitive of me to assume that he/she does, and if I did assume that he/she would have every right to be deeply offended. So it's better for me just not to ask anyone to go see the concert with me, just to be on the safe side.
:sarcastic
2) It is unlikely that someone will try to make me feel guilty for being in the majority.
3) I not only get Christian holidays off at work or at school, but my own religion's holidays off as well.
4) If someone hurts me because of my religion, it's not only a crime, it's a "hate crime".
5) When I study history, I can be certain that all past Christian atrocities (the Crusades, the Inquisition, the witch trials) will be covered thoroughly, while atrocities committed in the name of other religions (like Islam or Hinduism) will be largely ignored.
6) I can lament the fact that Christians are not knowledgabe about the holidays of my faith, even though I am not knowledgable about the holidays of many other faiths.
7) I can deny non-Christian privilege by refusing to take responsibility for what I find offensive. I can take offense at the most trivial things, like someone wishing me Merry Christmas.
8) It is unlikely that anyone will accuse me of being insensitive for saying "Happy Kwanzaa" or "Happy Chanukah" or "Happy Chinese New Year".
9) People will likely not criticize me for not learning the religious or spiritual customs of everyone else. I, of course, am allowed to expect Christians to learn my religious or spiritual customs.
10) I can use the facade of an oppressed minority to garner leverage in acquiring not only equal rights, but special rights as well.
You see folks, my beliefs are in the minority. Therefore, I expect the majority of the population to adapt and change its habits so that I don't feel so insecure about being in the minority. So, could you Christians like, pretend that you believe what I believe, or maybe just pretend like you aren't Christian--you know, take down all your Christmas lights and decorations, or at least hide them--so I don't feel so sad about being in the minority? After all, I can't be expected to simply accept the fact that most people have different beliefs than me, or have a different haircut than me, or wear different clothes than me...
It's the same with music, for example....I would never just go up to a person and ask him/her if he/she wanted to go see Twista (a rapper). What if that person, unlike the majority of people our age, doesn't listen to rap music? Or what if he/she doesn't listen to music at all? It would be totally insensitive of me to assume that he/she does, and if I did assume that he/she would have every right to be deeply offended. So it's better for me just not to ask anyone to go see the concert with me, just to be on the safe side.
:sarcastic
