Analysis: Mike Pence’s speech to Christian college graduates furthers the 'evangelical persecution complex'
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow May 13 at 2:25 PM Commencement ceremonies are usually opportunities for college graduates to hear a successful person share wisdom and counsel on how to succeed in a world that many young adults find overwhelming.
People with religious beliefs now must deal with those who feel it is “acceptable and even fashionable to ridicule and even discriminate” against them, Pence said, specifically calling out “Hollywood liberals,” the media and the “secular left.” — Diana Butler Bass May 12, 2019 @VP, most people don’t ridicule you for being Christians. They ridicule you for being hypocrites.
— Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie May 12, 2019 Throughout history, the American Christian experience has manifested differently depending on who was practicing the faith, where they were practicing and what that actually looked like. For centuries, the Christian faith has thrived across numerous denominations, multiple interpretations of Scripture and various cultures.
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