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Sociologists: 'Christianophobia,' Anti-Christian Hostility Infects Powerful Elite Subculture
christianpost.com ^ | january 29, 2015 | napp nazworth

Posted on 01/29/2015 11:58:21 AM PST by lowbridge

A small, but elite group of Americans demonstrate signs of anti-Christian hostility, sociologists David Williamson and George Yancey claim in their new book, So Many Christians, So Few Lions: Is There Christianophobia in the United States?

In an email interview with The Christian Post, Yancey, professor of sociology at the University of North Texas, explained that Christians are fortunate in one sense, because those with anti-Christian hostility are small in number; but in another sense, they should be concerned, because those with "Christianophobia" tend to be powerful elites with influence in certain important areas, such as higher education.

The data for their research comes from a large national survey, the American National Election Survey, and interviews they conducted with members of liberal advocacy organizations.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Miscellaneous; Religion
KEYWORDS: christianity
Full title: Sociologists: 'Christianophobia,' Anti-Christian Hostility Infects Powerful Elite Subculture (Interview)
1 posted on 01/29/2015 11:58:21 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

The other name for it: the spirit of anti-Christ.


2 posted on 01/29/2015 12:00:57 PM PST by PapaNew (The grace of God & freedom always win the debate in the forum of ideas over unjust law & government)
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To: lowbridge

We at FR knew this back in 1999. Slow sociologists.


3 posted on 01/29/2015 12:01:56 PM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: Loyalty Binds Me)
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To: lowbridge

But they probably are just fine with Muslims. Why? Because they really worship Political Correctness. Go figure.


4 posted on 01/29/2015 12:05:53 PM PST by rbg81
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To: lowbridge

It is because America’s “elites” have accepted a new narrative and ethos about America - the leftist/revisionist one. Christianity is the hallmark of America’s founding and culture. If you are against “the past” then you are against Christianity. People like Bill Ayers, Sonya Sotomayor or Barack Obama have worked themselves into and throughout the US system of government over the past 4 decades, especially as America’s government has grown.

The process has been accepted by Americans because the mainstream itself is being slowly changed - but most importantly, the US Dollar and Pax Americana has allowed the medicine to work slowly, without massive shocks. The elites have bought the acquiescence of American society with stability at home, massive debt, consumerism, printed FED money and government handouts.


5 posted on 01/29/2015 12:07:09 PM PST by PGR88
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To: miss marmelstein

” Yancey, professor of sociology at the University of North Texas”

He better stay in North Texas. I never met a sociologist who wasn,t a doctrinaire leftist : )


6 posted on 01/29/2015 12:08:09 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: lowbridge

Unfortunately the number is not that small.


7 posted on 01/29/2015 12:16:07 PM PST by ifinnegan
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To: PapaNew

Yep, I’ve seen this for some time. It explains most everything the leftist elitists do.

All their policies that cause harm to targeted groups pick those groups purposefully as proxies for attacking Christians.


8 posted on 01/29/2015 12:18:42 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: rbg81

Muslims want to kill Christians too.
That’s why the left are “just fine” with them.


9 posted on 01/29/2015 12:19:26 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: lowbridge

The phrase, “Duh,” comes to mind.


10 posted on 01/29/2015 12:24:26 PM PST by Buggman (returnofbenjamin.com)
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To: lowbridge

“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” 1 John 4:3


11 posted on 01/29/2015 12:33:18 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: lowbridge

Bump


12 posted on 01/29/2015 1:19:12 PM PST by Roses0508
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To: lowbridge
This article didn't include some of the quotes that the article over at The Blaze did.

"“I want them all to die in a fire.” (Male, aged 26-35 with Doctorate)

They Should Be Eradicated (link to The Blaze)

13 posted on 01/29/2015 2:44:43 PM PST by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Boogieman

My version of John I 4:3 is as follows:

“and every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world.

The New America Bible. The words an meaning are the same, but it may be a bit clearer from the NAB.


14 posted on 01/29/2015 3:08:38 PM PST by Gumdrop
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To: Gumdrop

Yeah, I just prefer the cadence of the KJV. It was intended to be read aloud, so it really has a strong rhythm to the verses that makes them memorable.


15 posted on 01/29/2015 4:00:28 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: lowbridge

The full interview, and no doubt the book, are apt illustrations and studies of the spirit which ultimately will lead to continually increasing Christian martyrdom, as predicted in Scripture as the end times progress. Many who are alive now will experience it first-hand.


16 posted on 01/29/2015 4:53:20 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: Domandred
“I want them all to die in a fire.”

Wow, this fellow is lining himself up for a classicly ironic fulfillment of not judging so you aren't judged similarly. Die in a fire? Last I heard, they still haven't fixed hell's sprinkler system, and while its gate is wide, fire trucks still don't enter. He'll chew on those words forever.

Hope he reconsiders...the Holy Spirit has gotten through to tougher cases than he--after all, He saved a wretch like me! I'm praying for him.

17 posted on 01/29/2015 8:01:09 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

I must be slipping cause I usually catch irony like a slow moving pop-fly.

That’s classic


18 posted on 01/30/2015 8:19:54 AM PST by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: Domandred

To catch pop flies, you need Songlasses.


19 posted on 01/30/2015 10:02:37 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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