I ran across this CNN story/survey today and got to thinking: Maybe this is a good thing for followers of Jesus Christ. Talk about an open mission field...
Mark Silk, of Trinity College, reports to CNN that "the rise in evangelical Christianity is contributing to the rejection of religion altogether by some Americans." What are some of these contributing factors? I mean, we can't just generalize and say, "well, it's because of evangelical Christianity that the American people are rejecting any type of religion altogether." Or can we??
I'm interested in reading the complete survey findings to know what some of the contributing factors to the rejection of religion are. Could a factor possibly be the mass amounts of evangelical Christians who side with one political party, who consequently "turn off" those who disagree with them?
How much good does it really do for an evangelical to side with one political party and then call the other party(-ies) wrong and of the devil? Could it be a total disservice to the Mission of Jesus Christ to not dichotomize between Church and state? Where is the line drawn between Christianity and nationalism/patriotism?
