http://theramblings.org/mens-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 mandythompson Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:07:05 +0000 http://theramblings.org/2007/08/07/mens-roundup-2/#comment-1301 thanks for visiting my blog... and i agree with you. the persecution here is much more subtle. it involves a culture that does not reflect Christian values. we then become, culturally speaking, outsiders. this type of "persecution" doesn't force a choice that blows the mind of onlookers. its not enough of a threat to cause Christians in America to take a stand of faith that changes others' lives.... its simply annoying enough to make most of us into fence-riding hypocrites, thinking we can get away with the best of both worlds. what would it be like if we REALLY had to pick sides? thanks for visiting my blog… and i agree with you. the persecution here is much more subtle. it involves a culture that does not reflect Christian values. we then become, culturally speaking, outsiders.
this type of “persecution” doesn’t force a choice that blows the mind of onlookers. its not enough of a threat to cause Christians in America to take a stand of faith that changes others’ lives…. its simply annoying enough to make most of us into fence-riding hypocrites, thinking we can get away with the best of both worlds.
what would it be like if we REALLY had to pick sides?

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