CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION COMPLEX: “The American Christian Victim Complex” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Many, many Christians believe they are subject to religious discrimination in the United States. A new report from the Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings offers evidence: Almost half of Americans say discrimination against Christians is as big of a problem as discrimination against other groups, including blacks and minorities. Three-quarters of Republicans and Trump supporters said this, and so did nearly eight out of 10 white evangelical Protestants. Of the latter group, six in 10 believe that although America once was a Christian nation, it is no longer—a huge jump from 2012.

RIGHT-WING AUTHORITATIVE NATIONALISM: “Illinois Man Arrested for Burning American Flag” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

An Illinois-based man was arrested after he set the US flag on fire and posted photos on the social networking site Facebook, a media report said on Tuesday.

Bryton Mellott, 22, posted several photos on Facebook earlier this week, showing him with a burning flag. He also posted a statement why he is “not proud” to be an American, Fox59.com report

THE POWER ELITE: “FBI: Hillary Broke the Law but There will be No Indictment” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, on Tuesday recommended no criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information while she was secretary of state, lifting an enormous legal cloud from her presidential campaign less than two hours before she boarded Air Force One for her first joint campaign appearance with President Obama.

WHISTLEBLOWER INJUSTICE: “American Hero, Chelsea Manning Hospitalized in Possible Suicide Attempt” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Chelsea Manning, the military whistleblower serving a 35 year sentence, has been rushed to hospital after reportedly trying to take her own life.

CATHOLIC BIGOTRY: “Catholic League President Compares Gay Marriage to Orlando Terrorist” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Catholic League President Bill Donohue, who has been a crusader against LGBT rights, insisted on Tuesday that Pope Francis’ call for Christians to apologize to gay people did not apply to him.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “CNN Throws Right-Wing Talking Points at Jill Stein” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Likely Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein said Wednesday voters “badly” want a change, urging them to support her in November if they wanted to fix America’s broken political system, and rigged economy.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Limbaugh: Obama Will Use Orlando Attack to Control the Internet” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Rush Limbaugh has attacked President Barack Obama before, but the conservative chat host took a particularly, er, creative route on his June 17 radio show.

MediaMatters.org caught this gem in which Limbaugh accused Obama of exclusively blaming the internet for homegrown terror during a speech to the families of Orlando massacre victims, and claimed the president and fellow Democrats would use that rationale to “control the internet.”