It would be a shame if this became yet another for/against religion thread.
I gave some of the reasons why I started this one.

Another was to have a comparison with the "Muslim prejudice" thread.

My prediction was that people would be less concerned for Christians.
I did not expect significant numbers to post IN FAVOUR of Christian persecution!

The other thread did not produce that to the same extent, though some sought to explain why prejudice might be engendered in otherwise tolerant people.

It poses the question, why overt hostility to all Christians expressed by significant numbers here, and not one contributor expressing hostility to all muslims on the other?