We have all seen the Facebook posts and received the forwarded emails: The diatribes lamenting our backslidden culture, the outcry against Christians’ portrayal in the media.
Our society is one step away from Sodom and Gomorrah, they say, and the proof is in the scandalous top movie at the box office or the latest state’s efforts to legalize gay marriage. Some of these rants claim the end times are upon us; others call for Christians to fight back. Either way, the message is clear: Christians are being marginalized more every day, and if we call attention to this problem fervently enough, maybe we can regain our influence and reclaim the culture.
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