Yeah, I agree it's being atheist/gay/racism that are often the biggest issues. In one of my high school classes I remember someone talking about how they'd murder anybody who came out as gay. Somewhat hyperbole, but at the same time reflective of his views.
A different classmate thought it was funny to talk about going to the big city to race-bait 'niggers' at the mall.
Another friend of mine used to live in a town where you couldn't really do business if you weren't a member of the local church.
So I guess it's not quite the same as being forced to leave the country, but at the same time it can be pretty unpleasant.
Mind you this was circa 2003. And the fact that if these people actually did anything serious they could have been prosecuted is definitely a step better than in the story. Though I don't know if there's really any recourse to the business issue. But I do think the treatment of Atheists/Nontheists is pretty analogous.
I had some dope tell me that I was burning in hell because I was a catholic idolator after some sort of evangelical revival. I told him that I'd see him there and wished him a good day.
In seriousness, people get fed fire and brimstone, and see it as an escape from the dreariness of their existence. More people in India are in more desperate conditions, so I would expect more nonsense about magic and such.
A different classmate thought it was funny to talk about going to the big city to race-bait 'niggers' at the mall.
Another friend of mine used to live in a town where you couldn't really do business if you weren't a member of the local church.
So I guess it's not quite the same as being forced to leave the country, but at the same time it can be pretty unpleasant.
Mind you this was circa 2003. And the fact that if these people actually did anything serious they could have been prosecuted is definitely a step better than in the story. Though I don't know if there's really any recourse to the business issue. But I do think the treatment of Atheists/Nontheists is pretty analogous.