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deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 07:52 PM Jun 2013

Middle Eastern Christian vs. American Christian

Sorry about the small text. The first two panels are transcribed below for those on mobile devices or in need of reading glasses.



Panel 1: I'm a Middle-Eastern Christian. In Egypt we can't build new churches, and the authorities ignore the frequent violence committed against us. Almost all of us have been pushed out of Iraq. In Saudi Arabia we have to hide inside to have church services. In some Muslim countries converts to Christianity are sentenced to prison or death. In Sudan we are decapitated for our faith by Islamists. We face a lot of religious oppression.

Panel 2: Oh, I know about oppression too. I'm an American Christian. In the US we aren't always allowed to put our religious symbols on every single public building. Sometimes bosses aren't allowed to restrict their workers' access to contraception. People sometimes say mean things about us on blogs. And worst of all during Christmas some people say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." I truly understand what you mean by religious oppression. I sure wish I had religious feedom (sic).

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Middle Eastern Christian vs. American Christian (Original Post) deucemagnet Jun 2013 OP
LOL, great punchline... Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #1
That puts me in mind of this quote by Jon Stewart Rob H. Jun 2013 #2
Does being near the equator drive people crazy religiously? dimbear Jul 2013 #3
It's the heat. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2013 #4
From Red White and Screwed... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #6
It's amazing that that one small region of the planet birthed the three major monotheisms. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #5

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
1. LOL, great punchline...
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 09:51 PM
Jun 2013

or whatever that is called (response, maybe)...since this looks like a comic, but isn't all that funny.

Too true. I wish that some of these religious folks would look in the mirror and see just how silly they are being.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
3. Does being near the equator drive people crazy religiously?
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 02:10 AM
Jul 2013

Just eyeballing a globe the other day, crossed my mind.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)
4. It's the heat.
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:29 PM
Jul 2013

As Lewis Black put it (paraphrasing)

"The reason the Jews wrote the Old Testament was to keep their minds off the fact that they had no air conditioning."

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
5. It's amazing that that one small region of the planet birthed the three major monotheisms.
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 07:17 PM
Jul 2013

Just think how better off we'd all be if that mind poison had just sunk back down into the sands for all time.

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