If I were the Emperor of American Christianity, I would forbid any complaints about how persecuted American Christians are unless they include the following three points: 

  1. The early church, and Christians in many parts of the world right now, have it infinitely worse than we do; 
  2. Jesus promised us that if we are faithful to him we will be persecuted; 
  3. And Jesus also commanded us to rejoice when we are thus persecuted.