I'm confused by Mr. Berlinerblau's comment. Secularism, I assume, is a
worldview just as Christianity is considered a worldview. Your worldview refers to the belief system that has become the lens through which you see life and make decisions. How could someone who is a follower of Christ see politics any differently than he or she sees any other facet of life? Being a Christian is not life enhancement that can be put on and taken off like a sweater. It is who I am. It is how I think, believe, and act. There is no separation when thoughts of politics come to question.

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Are there people out there who are disconnecting with the church and Christianity? Sure there are. It happened in Jesus’ day and it happens now. At the same time there are those coming to faith in God every day. But I feel that there is a missing piece of information that must be dealt with for us to see the survey results better.

Assessing these survey results requires a need to settle on what “Christian” even means. Historically in our country, the word Christian almost has been synonymous with the word American. If you’re American, then you’re Christian. You were Christian because your parents were Christians and their parents were Christians whether you were active in a church or active even in your belief system or not. You were considered Christian by birthright. That is distinctly counter to the Bible’s claims of true Christianity.

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