  By Stephen Mattson 09-26-2013 Religion survey box, alexmillos
/  Religion survey box, alexmillos /       How can Christians
explain the fact that some of the best deeds are done by
nonbelievers, or worse yet, atheists?! How should we respond
when our “secular” coworkers lovingly help fix our flat tire out
of the kindness of their hearts? Or what about when Christians
hurt us and cause severe pain and suffering?   Additionally,
Christians can be sad and depressed while nonbelievers can be
genuinely happy and joyful. And some believers are hardly
spiritual, while many Mormons, Muslims, and people of a variety
of other faiths are more passionate about their faiths than we
are.  As Christians, we're often blatantly — and subversively —
taught that we're happier, more spiritual, and generally better
than everyone else. We’re not.  The poor rationale that some
Christians use is that nonbelievers are really "hurting deep
down" and simply appear happy in order to compensate for their
feelings of hopelessness. But t