In support
of his persecution complex, Lennart dropped a small bomb about how a paper of his had been rejected by ERL because, according to the Times, «Research which heaped doubt on the rate of global warming was deliberately suppressed by scientists because it was «less than helpful» to their cause, it was claimed last night.»
Here's an example
of the persecution complex now being encouraged by some on the alarmist end of the AGW side.
Do you know the definition
of a persecution complex?
Their fears are utterly unfounded in reality and at times exaggerated paranoia and it reflects a belief that everyone has it in for them.Symptoms
of persecution complex may be seen when the person interacts in normal ways and then over-reacts to perceived wrongs.)
Not exact matches
Anyway this article presents both sides
of the issue and is in no way biased, and the consistent
persecution complex from the right wing is annoying.
The growth
of Christianity was too
complex to be attributed to any one factor - whether it be Constantine,
persecution or Christianity's message
of compassion and inclusion, Stark says.
Calling fact based critique and disagreement «attacks» is exactly the type
of whiny
persecution complex the author is referring to.
This
persecution complex reflects the insecurity
of a group that is either too hateful, insecure or lazy to conduct any critical self - examination.
Your
persecution complex is nearly as astounding as your lack
of awareness
of it.
«We live in a world that is hostile towards Christianity»... ah, yes, the
persecution complex of Christians.
I prefer to apply lessons learned from a wider range
of human experience and condemn those biblical passages as the product
of an ignorant, arrogant, bloodthirsty tribe
of self - centered nomadic shepherds whose primary characteristics were a raging
persecution complex and an unending quest for justification for their major case
of the hots for the little girls in the naboring tribes.
that minimizes the historical suffering
of women and minority groups in this country, 2) an overwrought
persecution complex that confuses sharing civil rights with others with being persecuted by them, and 3) a persistent fear
of the perceived «other» — Muslims, LGBT people, immigrants, refugees, etc. — that results in culture wars meant to «take back» the public square.
An entire industry
of books and films has blossomed in the red soil
of the American Christian
persecution complex, with the first «Gods» Not Dead» installment caricaturing and vilifying atheists and the second set to expose liberal efforts to «expel God from the classroom once and for all.»
However, whether people have actually been harmed by Christians or if it is merely a matter
of what some might call a «
persecution complex», should we not allow those who feel they have been mistreated a chance to tell their stories?
Does that help you understand an atheist POV or are you going to just keep badmouthing atheists in the guise
of a christian
persecution complex?
So now you can feel free to go and find something else to be afraid
of and stoke your
persecution complex.
A
persecution complex is a term given to an array
of psychologically
complex behaviours, that specifically deals with the perception
of being persecuted, for various possible reasons, imagined or real.
DeplorableIn his August / September column, «Bigot - Baiting,» R. R. Reno charges that the Democratic Party is largely a hodgepodge
of various groups, tenuously allied, and that the precarious nature
of these alliances requires a well - maintained
persecution complex, lest those alliances dissolve.
This attitude is encapsulated in the remark made by a perceptive analyst
of the
complex processes at work in the early church, Robin Lane Fox, who begins his chapter entitled «
Persecution and Martyrdom,» with the words: «The most excellent Christians in the early Church were neither virgins nor the visionaries.
Seems to me that a lot
of people don't have a clue what this decision is about but just want the opportunity to highlight how big their
persecution complex is.
An article which highlights this attitude (and the
persecution complex which accompanies it) i: «The Bitter Tears
of America's Christian Supermajority»
fans
of every team (across all major sports) have a
persecution complex about their local franchise being snubbed in this way; and
It is not a pleasant thought, this possibility that the most brilliant and lucrative career in the history
of soccer might be cut short; it is a thought that has produced a budding
persecution complex in Pelé.
In The Myth
of Persecution, Candida Moss, a leading expert on early Christianity, reveals how the early church exaggerated, invented, and forged stories
of Christian martyrs and how the dangerous legacy
of a martyrdom
complex is employed today to silence dissent and galvanize a new generation
of culture warriors.
Best known as a refuge for Christianity before it was widely accepted, Cappadocia became home to early believers as they fled Roman
persecution in the 4th century A.D. Over the next 600 years, these holy settlers would create the region's most notable landmarks, carving out their homes and churches into soft canyon walls to make so - called «fairy chimneys» while building unimaginably
complex beehives
of humanity.
Yet, the works also ask viewers to consider the myriad motivations for movement, including
persecution; the works propose that movement is enacted for any number
of complex reasons.
But it's too bad that Lindzen's
persecution complex seems to be getting the best
of him — RG)
People are not obligated to print what you have to say in the least, and the moaning you get from this tribe on this subject is evidence
of a profoundly juvenile
persecution complex.