Tim Stafford of Christianity Today has written an excellent, thought-provoking article comparing living in postmodern America to living in Samaria in Jesus’ day. He writes:

Postmodern arguments can be illogical and self-contradicting, but they don’t claim to be logical. They are suspicious of reason. They are not really “for” anything, except the diversity that may come from a society that defies the power of the privileged.

Let’s face it: Christians in America are seen as the privileged holders of power. We may rarely feel like that; we feel disempowered in the media and the universities. But from others’ points of view, we are incredibly numerous. We have churches everywhere. We have our own schools, bookstores, publishing houses, and TV networks. We elected the last President, they say. And we have been running America for over 200 years.

So postmoderns are suspicious we want more control. And what better way to get control than to claim a corner on God?”

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