Quote Originally Posted by Ronduwil View Post
I don't think they mean globally. I may be wrong, but I think they're talking about uses of the term similar to the annual Fox News report about the war on Christmas. Stores have been changing their seasonal messages from "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holidays" in an effort to be more inclusive. Somehow this is supposed to translate to persecution of Christians. I am well-acquainted with this annual report because it riles my father-in-law up to no end, ironically making him very unpleasant to be around when I take the kids down for Christmas. The OP in this thread also frivolously interprets the term. I agree that persecution of any group is a serious problem that should be taken seriously, but I, too, am amused when people make frivolous claims. I agree that the bombings to which you refer as well as recent actions against Christians taken by various African governments are legitimate examples of persecution. As such, they are no laughing matter. Those are a far cry, however, from the presence of zealots in a fantasy game who resemble medieval church-sponsored institutions. Most Americans, when they claim domestic persecution of Christians, have no basis for the complaint. 75% of Americans are Christians. It's kind of hard to persecute a group that is a majority in terms of population, wealth, and political power.
To play devil's advocate here, wouldnt blanket statements about groups that actively dismiss their concerns as "frivolous" generally be considered a form of persecution? This is like saying "Youre the majority, therefore by virtue of that, you have no right to complain and you cannot be persecuted."

To show a different perspective with the same thought process, this would be saying you cant be racist towards whites on the simple basis theyre the majority in the western countries generally. The only way this argument works is if you make racial groups a monolith, rather than treating incidences and people as individuals.

At the individual level, people can persecute others by faith in individual acts.