Comments on: Swine Flu and Religious Persecution http://www.mikehickerson.com/2009/05/05/swine-flu-and-religious-persecution/ Communication - Theology - Technology Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:35:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Micheal http://www.mikehickerson.com/2009/05/05/swine-flu-and-religious-persecution/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Micheal Wed, 06 May 2009 18:33:51 +0000 http://www.mikehickerson.com/?p=283#comment-31 <p>Sure, ignorance definitely plays a role. Ignorance plays a role in almost all forms of prejudice and discrimination. Knee-jerk responses are common the world over, and they often target religious and ethnic minorities.</p> <p>Take a look at the State Department's <a href="http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108481.htm" rel="nofollow">report on religious freedom in Egypt</a>. Are they the worst country in the world? By no means. But Christians and other minority religions have been consistently restricted and discriminated against.</p> Sure, ignorance definitely plays a role. Ignorance plays a role in almost all forms of prejudice and discrimination. Knee-jerk responses are common the world over, and they often target religious and ethnic minorities.

Take a look at the State Department’s report on religious freedom in Egypt. Are they the worst country in the world? By no means. But Christians and other minority religions have been consistently restricted and discriminated against.

]]> By: Sean http://www.mikehickerson.com/2009/05/05/swine-flu-and-religious-persecution/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Sean Wed, 06 May 2009 18:19:06 +0000 http://www.mikehickerson.com/?p=283#comment-30 <p>I think this is about ignorance, not persecution. Look at the way we "enlightened" Americans freaked out over swine flu. You can't blame their knee jerking on Islam. The executives over there have the same misguided fears as ours: do nothing and something goes wrong, they're to blame; do something and nothing goes wrong, they're heroes. Sadly, in the public's perception, it doesn't matter if nothing would have gone wrong, anyway.</p> I think this is about ignorance, not persecution. Look at the way we “enlightened” Americans freaked out over swine flu. You can’t blame their knee jerking on Islam. The executives over there have the same misguided fears as ours: do nothing and something goes wrong, they’re to blame; do something and nothing goes wrong, they’re heroes. Sadly, in the public’s perception, it doesn’t matter if nothing would have gone wrong, anyway.

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