The Great Exaggeration Secularists and others who wrinkle their noses at Christianity enjoy pointing to the apparent decline of Christian faith in America. They look longingly at Europe’s seemingly thorough secularization and wistfully prophecy that America is finally following suit. Of course, many iconoclasts realize Christianity’s death is being exaggerated, but they continue the facade to belittle believers. By marginalizing Christianity, they hope to intimidate Christians into silence on cultural issues of importance. A Manipulative Bullying Tactic This is a potent bullying tactic. Many Christians feel as if their belief system is in a hopeless state of decline. Ostracism from…