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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I thought you were disagreeing based on the belief that the origins and foundation of the Christian symbols (you said positive and neutral) differed from the origins and foundation of the Confederate Flag.
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It's a lot more complex than that.
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Even if someone said "I want to assert my beliefs even if it pisses people off," that has also been an acceptable response for group interactions. It is just like phrases like "I will not be silenced;" "sometimes you have to make some enemies to get to the top"; or "stand by your beliefs regardless of who doesn't like it."
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It's not as problematic for someone to make a statement with a symbol when that symbol has not be used to oppress or demonstrate hatred/violence. Both the Confederate Flags and Christian symbols have been used for terrible things. People need to know how damaging it is to a community to display these symbols when they are not regarded in a positive light.
Other symbols may be controversial, but they have not been used oppress or demonstrate hatred/violence. The LGBT Flag comes to mind.
ETA: My perspective is, of course, skewed by my problems with both whiteness and Christianity.
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