Around Christmas time, for instance, GAPs turn on the television and see a guy from the Anti-Defamation League moaning about senior citizens singing Christmas carols at the town recreation hall or a Christmas tree in a Colorado classroom. Similarly, cartoonist Johnny Hart drew fire for an Easter cartoon expressing the fact that Christianity evolved from Judaism. His critics interpreted the cartoon differently, which is certainly their right. Yet they also insisted that their interpretation was the only legitimate one, and mounted an all-out campaign to kill the strip prior to publication. This strikes reasonable people as thuggish behavior.
Similar stories crop up on a fairly regular basis.
A religious enthusiast opens up a biblical theme park and is accused by the Jewish Defense League of engaging in cultural genocide. These stories can lead to the conclusion that most Jews believe Christianity is a bad and dangerous presence that should be marginalized at all costs. Because the vast majority of Americans subscribe to some form of Christianity, the potential for widespread ill will is obviously great. While this is merely a suspicion, though one based on personal experience, I doubt many Jews sit around worrying about people singing Christmas carols in the town rec hall, or about the prayers of Baptists, nor do they fear that most of their Christian neighbors harbor an Inner Nazi. As Bin put it, many of these activists are primarily interested in advancing secularism.