A lot of public opinions are faith based, frequently cherry-picked from partisan sources that are less interested in informing the public than influencing us. Gone are the days when journalism actually meant reporting the news and analyzing it, now it's primarily stenography about who said what to whom. So when we do actually have evidence-based conclusions it's dismissed as mere propaganda.
Like the rest, the status of Christianity as a persecuted religion is an unsubstantiated point of faith.
A lot of public opinions are faith based, frequently cherry-picked from partisan sources that are less interested in informing the public than influencing us. Gone are the days when journalism actually meant reporting the news and analyzing it, now it's primarily stenography about who said what to whom. So when we do actually have evidence-based conclusions it's dismissed as mere propaganda.
Joseph Goebbels would be so proud.