The real Christian message brings up people's stuff

You know about the Pew survey findings showing a marked decline in the number of self-identified Christians in post America.

Ben Shapiro at Breitbart dispels the spin that the regime's propaganda arm is attempting to put on the cause for this:

 . . . why the massive drop in religious affiliation? The New York Times would have Americans believe that religion has stumbled because of its involvement in politics:

The report does not offer an explanation for the decline of the Christian population, but the low levels of Christian affiliation among the young, well educated and affluent are consistent with prevailing theories for the rise of the unaffiliated, like the politicization of religion by American conservatives.

This is precisely backwards. American conservatives did not politicize religion. American leftists did. That’s why The New York Times sees fit to run shocked headlines every time Pope Francis reiterates that the Catholic Church remains against same-sex marriage, as has been its position since the time of Jesus. The Church didn’t change, but the left has politicized issues, like marriage and same-sex marriage, upon which there was once unanimity, and pretended that only religious bigotry could justify any position different than their own. Religious Americans didn’t start speaking out about abortion because American conservatives hijacked religion. They started speaking out about abortion because American leftists hijacked politics and used those politics to assault religion.

In truth, the decline of American religious practice can be traced not to the intransigence of America’s religious institutions, but to their desperate attempts to “reach out” to young people by forsaking key values. Values alienate. Behavioral requirements alienate. Talk about sin alienates. Talk about heaven and hell alienates. And so religious institutions decided not to focus on such uncomfortable but eternal truths in order to fill pews. Major religious institutions across the United States decided that it would be more effective to draw constituents with honey rather than vinegar – forgetting, of course, that religion isn’t either. Religion is fine wine: it may taste bitter when it first hits the tongue, but it is rich, sweet, and beautiful when you know what you’re drinking. Religion without standards is kumbaya happy talk, requiring neither God nor church.

Churches, in an effort to avoid losing government-guaranteed tax-exempt status, stopped speaking out about secular assaults on religious freedom.

He goes on to point out that in the absence of churches speaking about what is required in a life of faith, Islam has made gains based on the appeal of this element of requirement.

People have a core need, no matter how hard they try to bury it, to see a set of absolute standards by which to measure their lives.

Chew on this: A lot of folks aren't interested in the Muslim set of standards, either, but they'll sure sign up for the requirement to embrace a belief in climate change, gender fluidity, and systemic inequality.

And without a strong Judeo-Christian influence, they take control of post-American society.

Sound like the kind of future you want to live in?