MikeB4:

 

In todays to attack say jewish beliefs etc it would be instantly labelled anti-semitic and rightly closed down, yet, attacks on christians and christian beliefs do not get the same treatment and in fact are supported and encouraged.

 

I don't agree with that .

Firstly you define "jewish beliefs" as if there's a stereotypical "jew" who has a set of "beliefs".  There isn't - people who'd identify as jewish have a wide range of beliefs.  There's plenty of criticism from within, between different streams of judaism.  There's a big difference between anti-judaism and anti-semitism.

The christian beliefs that do get pilloried often deserve every bit of what they get. American evangelical authoritarian "prosperity theology" combined with intolerance - it's not even close to adhering to christian principles, there's nothing good that can come from it.  Outright hypocrisy. 

Perhaps you could give an example of where mainstream christian beliefs are being "attacked".  FWIW, I don't consider the Gloriavale community, the Jehova's Witness, Brian Tamaki's mob etc to be "mainstream". I'd also rightly IMO condemn some of the more authoritarian patriarchal churches, not limited to the Catholic church - for some pretty horrific behaviours that they still haven't come to terms with - and can never make real amends for what they've done.

In the end, you're free to believe what you want - in this country at least. We make considerable compromises to be seen to accommodate religion, with reference to the God thing in our national anthem, tax-free status for religious organisations, allowing religious indoctrination in schools etc.  I'd be keen on NZ becoming more secular, but that's going to take some time.