Hostility to Christianity is Growing
Why this is dangerous and what Christians can do about it
Last week I was at Starbucks having coffee with a friend when she mentioned that she didn’t like to associate with her husband’s family anymore. “They’re atheists,” she said. “And they’re always lambasting me about my faith. Telling me how dumb I am to believe in God.”
Her statement confirmed something I’ve noticed lately. Unbelievers are growing more hostile to faith, and it’s become more acceptable to express that hostility openly. I’m seeing a lot of articles with anti-Christian sentiments. When I venture beyond my Christian community of friends, I run into people who blame everything from politics to capitalism on Christians.
In trying to understand why I decided to look more closely at the most common arguments people make against faith.
The Objection that Christians are Judgmental
One of the most common allegations is that Christians are judgmental. And yes, there are judgmental Christians. I run across them every week, along with judgmental atheists, judgmental agnostics and judgmental people who profess other beliefs. But the majority of my Christian friends are compassionate and tolerant. They are all over the political spectrum, representing as…
