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Originally Posted by pdurrant
There seems to be a persistent idea that Christians are some kind of persecuted minority in the USA. This is incorrect. They are neither persecuted, nor a minority.
They do seem to be upset that people who aren't Christians are no longer remaining silent.
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pd, 85% of Americans claim to be Catholic or Protestant. Yet Christianity is under attack in the US all the time.
Non-Christians are welcome to speak positively of their beliefs. A few, like Oprah Winfrey (who is a New Ager), do. The objection is to the those who attack Christianity.
In this instance, the "art" is apparently a portrait of Jesus giving a man a blow job. 85% of the American public find that offensive. That is not rational discourse.
Forty-five years ago the US Supreme Court ruled that obscenity is to be judged by "community standards". I know nothing about Loveland, Colorado, but I suspect that this "art" in a tax-funded museum violated Loveland's community standards.