jorgelito

You are not full of crap. This is a very salient point. Perception is very important in how we evaluate things. There are many who agree with Cynosure, myself included. I was trying to allude to that as well in terms of "anti-Christian bias" in view of the spate of atheism threads and also in other areas. The whole "cliquey" thing that Cynosure hints at is also pertinent and not just to this thread. It seems to have tapered off a bit (ever since the great TFP self-examination), but there were many concerns about that before.

However it is fair to point out that the view from within is necessarily biased (not necessarily a bad thing); that is only natural, that which forms the basis of our opinions.

In the greater context of Christian identity, I think it is also fair to observe that, as roachboy and BOR point out, where Christians once viewed from a position of power or dominance, they are finding themselves (as a collective whole) under "attack". Meaning that the once dominant position is being challenged. It should be no surprise that people are uncomfortable, it is natural. A good non-Christian example is the Sunni-Shiite divide in Iraq. The power structure and social framework drastically changed causing all sort of friction. Sunnis are uncomfortable with losing their power and finding themselves in the minority.

But that does not disqualify some Christian views that they are under "attack" or observe "anti-Christian" behavior and sentiment. The social changes we are witnessing are not a clean and smooth process. It is bound to be messy and sometimes confrontational. Some will be civil, others not. For some, the so-called "rise" of atheism is a good, natural thing, an evolution of sorts. Nothing wrong with that. However, some choose to act out in ways that can be interpreted" as unseemly or attacking, such as "war on Christmas" etc, etc. so on and so forth. I think that is more to what "upsets" some Christians or religious people in general.