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Christianity: Under Attack!

Posted on March 10th, 2007 by catalyst into the Conferences category

Here is a great article in the Portland Mercury that discusses a Portland Evangelical conference called Restore America.  The conference is centered around motivating Christians to become more involved in Government.

Restore America was founded in 1999 by David Crowe, with the sole intention of getting evangelical Christians to become more involved in civic affairs—like voting. Much like the American evangelical movement as a whole, the organization has relied on two arguments: that America's Founding Fathers meant for the country to be officially Christian, and that modern Christianity is "under attack!"

This second point is repeated throughout the entire conference, with a host of assailants getting the credit for doing the devil's work—activist judges, secular humanists, Hollywood, homosexuals, and Muslims. This paranoia comes despite the fact that evangelicals were—until last November—in control of every branch of government, and reportedly make up the largest voting block in the country. But when you believe in a religion that places high value on martyrdom, you'll start seeing persecution lurking around every corner. I asked Crowe about this, and why evangelicals think that anyone who disagrees with them politically is attacking their religion.

"Isn't it possible that people can disagree with you without it being a persecution of Christians?" I asked.

"Oh, no. Christianity is definitely under attack," Crowe responded.

Yeah, Christianity is under attack by Christians who believe more in personal wealth and power than in helping the poor.

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  1. Jesse said:    
    March 10th, 2007 at 10:59 am

    He parked in row Romans. I love it!

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  2. Scott Moore said:    
    March 10th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks for the link–I was hoping you guys would see it and comment.

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  3. JustaDog said:    
    March 10th, 2007 at 3:25 pm

    Christianity is under attack by Christians who believe more in personal wealth and power

    Oh - I didn’t know Kennedy, and Kerry, and Soros were Christians!

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  4. An Unscrupulous Man said:    
    March 10th, 2007 at 6:22 pm

    As a member of the media, I was informed that I’d be confined to a single room in the multi-acre complex—my access to the rest of the conference would be tightly controlled.

    You are house broke, aren’t you Scott?

    Otherwise, they must have been afraid you would film “Jesus Camp 2″?

    ‘Scrupe

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  5. Reformed Pope said:    
    March 10th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

    I was also informed I’d have to watch the proceedings on closed-circuit TV from the media room, which resembled a living room in a model house for a tract housing development—carefully arranged with a fake fireplace, books, and Cost Plus knickknacks to make the room appear lived in, but devoid of any authentic human warmth.

    Scott, you just described every Sunday at most mega churches…especially now that they all simulcast.

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  6. Scott Moore said:    
    March 10th, 2007 at 8:57 pm

    “Scott, you just described every Sunday at most mega churches…especially now that they all simulcast.”

    And it was pretty much identical to the mega-church I grew up in, and which my parents still attend.

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