I think that may be largely filtered through us audiences. Of course Christians can be persecuted. Any minority is likely to face some level of persecution. B

I think that may be largely filtered through us audiences. Of course Christians can be persecuted. Any minority is likely to face some level of persecution. But in the US, it is so commonplace, so entrained in our society that it's hard to take the persecution claim seriously, particularly when weilded in response to things like bakers and their cake businesses. In fact, that's an example of American ideals working as applied to government action. In an otherwise zero sum game it seeks to shield the minority at the expense of the majority.