Monday, April 6, 2009  Life In Post-Christian America  I’ve
enjoyed reading Newsweek’s article, “End of Christian America,”
which looks at what folks in the religion business call the
“post-Christian era.”  The “post-Christian” world is something
we’ve talked a good bit about at my own church, not in the “ZOMG
we’re all dooooooooomed” sense, but rather as a simple
acknowledgment that church is no longer a defining cultural
force in America. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing (and I
dare say many of my readers view this as a good thing), it’s
simple reality. If you don’t believe me, go to Cracker Barrel at
9 am on Sunday morning and you’ll find the place packed with
folks eating breakfast, not attending worship.  Not
surprisingly, as the country has steered in an increasingly
secular direction, the volume on the conservative megaphone has
grown louder. People like Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Pat
Robertson and James Dobson would never have been treated as
legitimate opinion makers 30 years ago, trotted out on