[I want Christians to be added to the list of groups federally protected from hate crimes. But that will never happen.]
Your wish has been granted. Ever look at fine print on a letter from a company where it says "XXX does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, RELIGION"?
[The homosexuals will be allowed to publicly bash us all they want while we have to keep our mouths shut. It's amazing...when a homosexual speaks out against us, it's called an opinion. If we speak out against their lifestyle, it's called "hate speech".]
You don't have, nor should ever have, any right to persecute others. Your attempt at trying to sound like a persecuted minority is merely an insult to gays, as well as blacks, Jews, and others who have been oppressed by the christian reich. When a homosexual speaks out, they speak out because they want equal rights. When a fundie speaks out, they speak out because they want to inflict bigotry, discrimination, and suffering in general on a group, simply because they're a minority.
But I'll make you a deal. You create a video displaying the oppression, pain, and suffering faced by christians like yourself everyday in this country in these modern times and post it on YouTube. Maybe you can put some weeping-violin holocaust music in it and if I'm actually moved by it I'll take your arguement seriously.