CUA Editor’s Note
It seems only natural that we have as one of our inaugural articles a discussion on whether Christianity is actually under attack. While the answer to the question seems rather apparent, given the wealth of facts even worldwide, it does help to have a succinct analysis and discussion on the issue. We believe that the following article provides such an analysis.
By Leonard Hitchcock
Why would someone insist that an act of petty vandalism involving a nativity scene was actually a hate crime against Christians, even though the police found no evidence that that was the case? Why would local citizens assert that an effort to discontinue prayer at meetings of the city council is aimed at depriving them of their freedom of worship? Why do so many people still grumble about the loss of prayer in schools, and express irritation at the mention of “multiculturalism?” The explanation, I think, is that those on the religious right are persuaded that nonbelievers are bent upon destroying, or at least marginalizing, Christianity. That narrative is so compelling and abhorrent to them that they respond to even minimally relevant incidents with exaggerated fear, anger and indignation.
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