User blog comment:LondonDauntlessCorvair963/Why the Past is Way Better./@comment-5436475-20141002141753/@comment-5510093-20141003230302

After reading through those links I do see what you're, and partially agree, BUT, after doing a bit more research and reading through other people's comments who had done the same, some of those articles, especially the 2nd one have more than a few stretched truths. I'll quote commenter "Emily";

"Really, though, this just lends to the persecution complex that many mainstream Christians hold. I am a University student, and I have nothing against people believing in God and feeling as though their mission is to spread God’s light, &c. I do feel, though, like this article is just reinforcing a modern persecution complex that I’ve already mentioned. It’s not like They (that big They to whom the author keeps referring) are removing “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, though some schools elect not to use it, and it’s not like They are removing one’s right to free speech. What they are doing is protecting the rights of another religious group in a scene that amounts to harassment. I don’t go to a church on Sunday – a public gathering – and pass out pamphlets on Allah, Budda, Taoism, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster out of respect to Christian beliefs. And yet, here’s the exact text from your article:

#3 In Wichita, Kansas last year, a Christian minister was handcuffed and hauled off to jail by police for sharing the gospel and handing out tracts to Muslims on a public sidewalk. Apparently freedom of speech does not apply on the public sidewalks of America any longer.

#12 On June 18, 2010 two Christians decided that they would peacefully pass out copies of the gospel of John on a public sidewalk outside a public Islamic festival in Dearborn, Michigan and within three minutes 8 police officers surrounded them and placed them under arrest.

I know for a fact that if I walked in to a church or an Easter sunrise service handing out pamphlets promoting another religion, I’d be hauled away in handcuffs because that is tantamount to harassing someone and infringing on their right to freedom of religion.

I’d also like to point out that just because there are less of them, doesn’t mean there are no Christian terrorists. They even have their own Wikipedia article here. I’d also like to point out terrorist groups that use God as a justification, even though it’s incorrect. God’s Army in Africa is one extremely notorious group at the moment.

Also, some of these facts are a little inflated. Let’s look at the original articles linked, shall we?

#1 Home Bible studies are now banned in the city of San Juan Capistrano, California. According to city officials, regular gatherings “of more than three people” in private homes are simply not allowed. One couple that has held home Bible studies for years has already been fined twice and is being threatened with even more fines.

What do the articles behind it say?

From the first article:

The San Juan Capistrano city manager denies that the citations were issued because the meetings were Bible studies, and told CP that the citations were issued because the couple was having regular gatherings of 50 or more people. The Fromms have paid $100 and $200 fines for the citations and have been told they will be fined an additional $500 if they continue to hold the gatherings.

“The issue with the Fromm case involves the question of when a property developed for residential use has been transformed into a place of public assembly,” she said.

Salcedo also referenced additions to the zoning laws that referred to “the gathering together of 50 or more persons for such purposes as meetings, conferences, education, training, worship, or other similar purposes.”

From the second:

However, district attorney Omar Sandoval said, “The Fromm case further involves regular meetings on Sunday mornings and Thursday afternoons with up to 50 people, with impacts on the residential neighborhood on street access and parking.”

And about Paypal?

#2 Paypal has initiated “formal investigations” of a large number of Christian websites and organizations. Apparently, many of these investigations have been launched due to concerns that these websites and organizations do not hold to a “politically-correct” view of sexuality.

According to WorldNetDaily, Paypal has targeted include Americans For Truth, Last Days Watchman and a host of other Christian organizations including “Abiding Truth Ministries, New Generation Ministries, Noua Dreapta of Romania, Truth in Action Ministries, Dove World Outreach, Faith Word Baptist Church, Family Research Institute and American Society for the Defense of Traditional Family”.

From the article linked:

The demands from PayPal came in the form of a questionnaire that required the site operators to explain the PayPal button on their site and “the purpose … of collecting these donations.”

PayPal, which returned a WND request for comment on the “hate” campaign against the Christian organizations but said it did not have a statement prepared, also wanted to know how PayPal would be used as a payment provider and whether the organization has “registered” tax-exempt status.

Oh! And it wasn’t just against Christian foundations:

Popular activist, author and blogger Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs, who has also helped found the Freedom Defense Initiative and Stop Islamization of America, reported getting intimidating letters from PayPal that claimed the websites “promote hate” and “racial intolerance.”

According to Geller, PayPal sent her letters explaining the websites had violated the company’s policy, which bans use of PayPal for items that “promote hate, violence, racial intolerance or the financial exploitation of a crime.”

In order to comply, Geller reported, she was required to remove PayPal as a payment option from her websites, as well as all references to the company, its logo and shopping-cart features.

She later reported an executive with the company called and explained the decision was in error and that financial services to the websites could resume.

Look! They let her go about her way after the investigation was done.

Honestly, looking into all 18 was too much trouble. But these 3 satisfied me well enough.

Good day, sir."

Sometimes you just need to check your sources, LSB, I'm sure that you'd agree with the government on every one of those things.