The state, versus the church?
From time to time, situations come up that make us wonder if the whole idea of church and state should permanently be renamed, state versus the church. It seems that nine times out of ten, this imaginary line gets crossed and Christians are left with their hands raised, wondering what they did wrong. Somehow, the "state" has become line monitor and Christian's are left only defending. So why? Why are people so sensitive to our faith? Why is it appropriate to make fun of our faith but not those of other religions like Catholicism and Muslims?
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This situation doesn't seem so black and white that we can say this is a case of people being overly sensitive to our faith. If I weren't a Christian, I don't think it would be overly sensitive of me to not want my child's teacher talking about "how a specific Muslim girl would go to hell"--especially if my child were that Muslim girl! I think this is a matter that has grown out of proportion, especially if the student was baiting the teacher, but the teacher did seem to cross a line. Maybe people are "so sensitive" because sometimes we think we've earned the right to speak when we haven't.
this is an issue that I think needs further discussion. Mainly, because I think the media persuades the culture so much. with the exception of Fox who stereotypically stands conservative, it seems that Christians are often portrayed as cheesy and ignorant.
Honestly, I think it's the fact that truth is truth. When people hear it, they get convicted and want to lash out at it.
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