How to Resist Anti-Christian Bigotry

Friends, how should we respond when the culture becomes inhospitable if not actively hostile to Christian values? Sadly, biblical and natural law points of view are unwelcome now in many of the institutions that constitute the core of our society, including corporations, public schools, higher education, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, the legacy media, and even government entities themselves. What can Christians do to resist persecution by these secular powerhouses? How can we understand what it means to resist those who undermine Christians in light of Christ’s command to love our enemies?<br />
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A listener asks how she can share the faith with her non-religious family members.<br />
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00:00 | Intro<br />
01:48 | Matt Walsh’s recent “Am I Racist?” film<br />
02:50 | Distinguishing bigotry from disagreement<br />
03:56 | Distinguishing inhospitality from hostility<br />
06:12 | Anti-Christian sentiment in history<br />
08:43 | Taking opposition at its word<br />
12:47 | How the Olympics opening ceremony provoked response<br />
14:58 | Provocative acts of nonviolence<br />
18:08 | Unpacking “turn the other cheek”<br />
22:24 | Recent revival of religious interest<br />
23:38 | Resistance as an act of love<br />
25:07 | What’s to be done with anger?<br />
26:22 | Pacifism and forceful resistance<br />
28:51 | How the martyrs inform the Church<br />
30:09 | Resistance to culture as a form of evangelization<br />
31:11 | Listener question<br />
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Bishop Barron’s article in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/olympics-anti-christian-display-reflects-cultural-decline-opinion-1933565<br />
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