Rhetoric Imperils Christian Values, Beliefs
A California-based organization has released its annual list of anti-Christian acts in America for 2010 — a list determined through an online poll.
The list included stories like the Department of Homeland Security’s report on “Rightwing Extremism,” which labeled conservative Christians as potential terrorists — or when police officers were called to a middle school in Kentucky to stop eighth-graders from praying during lunch for a student whose mother was tragically killed.
The number-one anti-Christian event in 2010, according to the poll’s final tally, was the continued push for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) — a bill that, if made law, would force ministries to hire individuals who oppose their beliefs or who live in open defiance of their values.
Dr. Gary Cass, president and CEO of DefendChristians.org, says while the actions on the list are not as egregious as incidents in other parts of world, Christians should be concerned when anti-Christian rhetoric comes from political leaders.
“Attacks are real; the discrimination is growing; the threats are not just rhetorical now — some of them have even resulted in physical violence,” Cass shares. “And probably the most ominous thing is that some of the threats are now coming to us directly from the government.”
Cass says while the hatred of biblical values is increasing in the U.S., Christians need to support one another to protect religious freedoms.
“But it’s important not simply to know what’s going on,” he explains. “…Christians need to work together to support each other and to support our mutual beliefs and values. Otherwise our children and our grandchildren are going to suffer, if we’re not good stewards of the liberty and freedoms we have today.”
The ministry says the results of the poll “demonstrate a clear double standard is being applied against our faith, values, and liberty.”
(Source: OneNewsNow)
