Within the walls of Christian Fellowship Church, sounds of worship ring out on a Sunday morning. Pastor Richie Clendenen speaks to his congregation: "The Bible says, 'In this life, you will have troubles. You will have persecutions.' Let me tell you: That time is here. There's nobody hated more in this nation than Christians. Welcome to America's Most Wanted. You."

"I think there's no question that evangelicals think that in one way they've kind of lost their home field advantage," said Ed Stetzer. Stetzer is the director of research at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville. A recent survey from LifeWay found that two-thirds of Americans believe Christians face increasing intolerance. "That's not a fringe belief. That's the majority American belief," Stetzer said.

Pastor Clendenen said, "I believe that the voice of Christians is trying to be silenced." Clendenen's church is in Marshall County, a place where faith and politics are closely intertwined. Despite this feeling of losing ground, Evangelicals are still an important voting bloc.

19 year-old Faith Haley feels some have used religion as a political weapon. "I've seen a lot of hate and a lot of anger. And that has been really upsetting. Especially when it's done in the name of God."

Clendenen said he can foresee a time in the not-too-distant future when churches might lose their tax-exempt status, or when speaking out against homosexuality might be considered a hate crime. "A lot of the issues that we're coming up against brings us to this cliff. And we're right on the edge of it." But, he said too many Christians have earned the labels of intolerant and self-righteous. "People are not our enemies. Our enemy is Satan."

The LifeWay survey also found that nearly half of Americans feel Christians complain too much about how they are treated.