Posted on 02/21/2022 5:05:34 AM PST by Kaslin
George Yancey (PhD, University of Texas) is a professor of sociology at Baylor University and the author of a number of books on racial reconciliation, as well as books on the increasingly hostile, anti-Christian environment in America, especially in academia. And he is a fair-minded scholar, basing his views on hard data and not afraid to criticize his own, evangelical side. Yet he, too, is sounding the alarm, with one volume actually titled, So Many Christians, So Few Lions: Is There Christianophobia in the United States? (He defines Christianophobia “as an unreasonable hatred toward conservative Christians” – and he wrote this in 2014)
Prof. Yancey began his 2015 book, Hostile Environment: Understanding and Responding to Anti-Christian Bias, with a striking personal illustration. He wrote:
“I remember vividly a disturbing conversation that I once had with a good Christian friend who taught in a high school. He told me that he mentioned one day in class that some Christians around the world were being killed for their faith. To his amazement, some students approved of these murders. In their minds, it was time for Christians to face the same death that Christians had inflicted on others.
“I was struck by the ahistorical nature of this line of thought. Although Christians in the United States do not face jail or death for their faith, there is a long history of Christians around the world being punished for their faith. I also wondered how so much hatred had developed against Christians. This conversation took place almost two decades ago, and I see little evidence that this type of hatred has abated.
“In fact, my recent research has confirmed that such hatred is still very powerful. David Williamson and I conducted a survey of culturally progressive activists using open-ended questions. The survey questions elicited a variety of hostile statements aimed at conservative Christians. One statement in particular (from a male, age 36—45) caught my attention: ‘The only good Christian is a dead Christian.’”
In short, “when one is in a war, one should offer no mercy to the enemy. The respondent made it clear that he sees Christians as the enemy and believes that no mercy should be given to them.”
Other respondents had comments like this:
“The only difference I see between [a] Christian fundamentalist and [an] Islamic fundamentalist is terrorism. At their heart both movements are attempts to replace their country’s government with theocracies. Religion in the political arena is dangerous to freedom and should be not allowed. Even minor intrusions such as allowing religious groups to distribute public funds to the poor should not be allowed. (male, age 46–55)
“The Christian Right’s influence in our government is as dangerous as the Taliban in Afghanistan or the ayatollahs in Iran. We cannot allow them to get a solid foothold in our government. The only way to do this without infringing on rights is to be especially vigilant and point out their bigotry and hypocrisy often and loudly so as to discredit them in the eyes of their followers and, more importantly, the eyes of the voting populace. (female, age 66–75)”
As Yancey explains, in many cases, what lies behind this hatred is the fear that Christian conservatives want to take over the country and impose their values on it, from outlawing abortion to discriminating against gays. And so, whatever we say or do is part of that not-so-secret plot. (Remember that he has been sounding this alarm for years now.)
Yancey writes, “For example, a female age 56–65 stated that “it’s pretty troubling to me what they’re doing, how sneaky they are, how they project their negativity onto others, mostly how they are trying to . . . and succeeding . . . take over our public education system.” Another female age 66–75 stated that Christians are “dangerous—attending law school so they can infiltrate government and take over our country.”
From our perspective, of course, we are trying to save the lives of babies and to preserve God’s order for the family, which we are convinced is also in the best interest of our country. We are simply pushing back against the increasing radicalism of our society, noting that abortion was illegal in most of America until 1973 and that same-sex “marriage” was not recognized until 2015.
We also believe that the vision of our founding fathers has been violated, and we are simply fighting for what is right—even more, these days, we are simply fighting for our rights, since the so-called “progressives” would like nothing more than to silence us in the public square and take away our rights. “Stay out of the schools, stay out of the media, stay out of politics—just stay out of our way. That’s why you have churches. Go and worship your God there.”
This is the silencing of the lambs.
They hate being reminded of their sins. They think they are gods.
Saving for later. Thank you for posting.
As Hispanics edge gingerly toward the right...
I’ve been reading that for 25 years :)
, cry 62,000,000 silenced voices.
It can only be overcome by prayer and fasting and evangelizing.
And because our nation is no longer a Bible believing nation, we won’t do it.
John 15:18-23 NASB:
18 “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they followed My word, they will follow yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 The one who hates Me hates My Father also.”
John 15
The World Hates the Disciples
18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
GMTA
You’re pretty quick on the draw.
The Bushes loved that claim. Then there was a big shuffle to the left. And of course with something like 50 million under an umbrella label, there are all sorts of smaller dances to different tunes.
One good thing in recent years is that the historical animosity between Protestants and Catholics is gone. The left hates all conservative Christians equally, and Christians have closed ranks in response.
IMO this is traced back to lazy Christians being blind to the open propaganda for decades. Some even thought it virtuous to say nothing.
Now we’re on to the next step.
People who grew up with standard textbooks that claimed the Pilgrims came to America to spread diease and watched all the media where every villian wore a cross and accepted that homosexuality is good are easy to convince that killing Christians is just.
Bookmark
Lol, you obviously don’t spend much time in the religion forum.
The brutal annihilation Christianity and morality is the core motivation of the Democrat party.
What the Nazis did to the Jews, Democrats will do to us.
It is the Christian’s love of sin and teaching only the love of God to a lost world that has weakened our faith. God is first and foremost Holy. If we could only believe that with all our hearts then our worldly comfort wouldn’t be so great.
Like just about everything else in this country, the Left has been allowed to dictate how Christians respond. By convincing Christians to avoid politics on principal, and for tax reasons forcing churches to be silent on politics, the Left has controlled the government and the courts to drive Christians deeper into a corner.
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