I think another critical point is that Christians can resist these encroachments on our liberties — and resist them vehemently — but do so with peaceful hearts. We don’t have to hate our enemies to defend ourselves. And we don’t have to lie down and die to appease them. We can carry forth with life’s greatest Love as our motivator and the strongest shield in Creation guarding us from the barbs of our foes.
Of COURSE or enemies are going to fight us! Of COURSE they will attack! If they didn’t, we’d call them “friends”. But our freedom needn’t be defended at the cost of our soul. Our victory will be in defeating our enemies in the spirit of Faith.
G. K. Chesterton would have vigorous public debates with G. B. Shaw before university audiences. The event typically began with the audience rooting for the suave, debonair atheist -- but by the time the dust settled, the disheveled chubby Christian had won the debate, along with the hearts and minds of the audience.
Shaw and Chesterton would then adjourn to a pub to continue the argument while hoisting a few brews. They were close friends.