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When it Comes to Perception - Christianity's Taking a Beating

3 comments October 14, 2007

Articles coming out in Time Magazine and the Los Angeles Times this weekend indicate just how much of a beating the Christian faith is taking right now when it comes to the public's perception. I'm going to be writing more about this in coming weeks because I blame much of this on a flawed strategy to impact the culture. The last 30 years have seen a rise in Christian organizations with strategies that "confronted" the culture. They viewed it as a culture war, and went on the attack. But "power" and "influence" are two different things, and controlling ... read more

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