[Steve_Seattle]

I suppose in the past, when this country was more Christian than it now is, the mere presence of so many Christian churches would give Christians a sense of being "at home" in this country in a way that non-Christians wouldn't. I suppose you could call that a "privilege" of sorts.

But now, that sense is largely eroded, as Christians do not see their values reflected in the mainstream media or popular entertainment, or even in the law. Indeed, they often feel under attack and under pressure to withdraw from the public square.

[jjotto]

Perhaps Christians in America have reached a point where they must as a group choose to be far more aggressive than Christians have become, or they must turn more inward *like Amish or Orthodox Jews) and become mostly concerned with passing on the values unchanged that they received from previous generations. Separation from a great pagan culture.