As a Christian who regularly attends chuch services, I hear a whole lot about intelligent design, creationism, and other apologetics. I am constantly told about how our society is being overtaken by the atheist/evolutionist agenda and Christians need to do something. We need to let our voices be heard over the big bang of the majority.
The Religious Makeup of the United States according to the CIA World Factbook:
Protestant: 51.3%
Roman Catholic: 23.9%
Mormon: 1.7%
Other Christian: 1.6%
Jewish: 1.7%
Buddhist: 0.7%
Muslim: 0.6%
Other: 2.5%
We often focus on the huge differences between these groups, but what do they all have in common? A belief in intelligent design. So, theoretically, 84% of the United States believes in intelligent design. Only 4% were recorded as professing atheism. Protestant Christians alone are still in the vast majority. So, why is atheism a growing problem in the United States? Why is the majority allowing every religious choice or lifestyle to be tolerated except Christianity?
As far as refuting evolution goes, I have a lot of trouble seeing how evolution makes more sense than creation. As Romans 1 tells us, just looking at creation makes me understand that there must have been a higher power in control of such beauty, such diversity, and such intricacy.
So, Christians, where you at? Yes, Matthew 5 tells us to "turn the other cheek," but Christians are not pushovers. Christ flipped tables in the temple when people were being consumers there instead of worshippers. We are told to put on the armor of God and fight with his double-edged sword. Christians are supposed to fight for God with a "spirit of power," not sit back and tolerate God being silenced in our nation for the sake of religious tolerance or equality. If you don't stand up and fight for the future of the gospel, who will?
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