if marxists should be killed because they are a subset of people with a martyr complex, then christians form another subset of that same set. it is then objected that the much stronger martyr complex of marxists requires that they be killed. this implies that the weaker martyr complex of christians should be fulfilled by annoying them, such as by being forced to live in a gratuitously pagan state.

(pthagnar: aren't christians told to expect torture and repression for their beliefs, though? and isn't there a definite relationship between suffering and salvation? even mother teresa deliberately pushed for it. i'm not sure it's quite as "additional" in practice, as compared with marxist soteriology, as you imply. sure, once you accept jesus (etc), you are saved, but suffering helps you accept jesus (etc) better, maximizing your chances of success.)