Despite what some may say, these twenty-five things really shouldn’t scare Christians:

1. Someone leaving the phrase “under God” out of the pledge of allegiance before a golf game

2. Sharing civil rights with gays and lesbians

3. Scientists

4. Target employees that say “happy holidays” instead of “merry Christmas”

5. Mosques

6. The media

7. Missing God’s will and accidentally going to the wrong college

8. Theological differences

9. Suddenly getting asked to explain the religious symbolism in “Tree of Life”

10. Mormon presidential candidates

11. Yoga

12. Conflicting interpretations of Scripture

13. Bringing the worst maccaroni and cheese casserole to the church potluck (I've lived through this, believe it or not.)

14. Getting left behind

15. Not being “relevant”

16. Women with opinions

17. Nice atheists

18. Sharing the gospel

19. Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Tea Partiers, Communists, Anarchists

20. Anabaptists

21. Statues of the Virgin Mary

22. Separation of church and state

23. The gay “agenda”

24. The removal of plastic, light-up manger scenes from courthouse lawns

25. Being a religious minority in the U.S….(especially when we’re not)

What would you add to the list?

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(Note: Just so we're clear, I'm not saying that anyone who opposes gay marriage or the Tea Party or "happy holidays" is doing so out of fear; just saying that as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, fear need not be a factor in our discussion of these issues.)