Belief that Christianity is oppressed in the Western world
This article is about the belief that Christianity is being oppressed in the Western world. For the religious persecution of Christians, see Persecution of Christians. For religious persecutions by Christians, see History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance.
Christian persecution complex is the belief, attitude, or world view that Christian values and Christians are being oppressed by social groups and governments in the Western world.[1] This belief is promoted by certain American Protestant churches,[2] and some Christian- or Bible-based groups in Europe.[3] It has been called the "Evangelical",[4] "American Christian"[5] or "Christian right"[6] persecution complex.
^Hoover 2015, p. 23: According to Hoover Linda "...Castelli (2007) believed the reluctance to self-disclose could be the "Christian persecution complex" (p. 156), an ideology that Christian values are unfavorably targeted by social and governmental opposition..."
^Kim, Grace Ji-Sun; Shaw, Susan M. (May 12, 2017). "Christians In The U.S. Are Not Persecuted". HuffPost. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^Hornback 2018, p. 286: Afterword: White Nationalism, Trolling Humor as Propaganda, and the "Renaissance" of Christian Racism in the Age of Trump. "In so doing, he, his speech writers, and advisors were pandering to the rising Christian white nationalist persecution complex in Poland and throughout Europe, giving voice to a message that Western Christianity—and Europeans—will defeat fundamentalist Islamism. He even concluded with an overt call to a modern-day Crusade: "So together, let us all fight like the Poles, for family, for freedom, for country, and for God.""
^Noble, Alan (August 4, 2014). "Why Do Evangelicals Have a Persecution Complex?". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^Cyzewski, Ed (April 18, 2017). "Are American Christians really being persecuted – or are they just being manipulated?". www.christiantoday.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^Neumann, Steve (July 5, 2015). "The raging hypocrisy at the center of the Christian right's persecution complex". Salon. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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