My parents and I were in Vegas this past weekend for my brother's engagement party. On the plane ride back my dad was reading the USA Today (Monday, May 15) and came across an article on the Da Vinci Code movie. I have a paragraph ripped out so I don't know who to attribute it to, but here's an excerpt:

We have made a cult of his work in part because we hope the church may be the worst villain we must face. The truth is anti-Catholicism is the last respectable prejudice in the USA. The church remains an easy target because it doesn't play by the rules laid down for modern institutions. Its lack of transparency and accountability give rise to popular resentments and paranoia that are exploited by Brown.

I would argue that it is not just anti-Catholicism, but also anti-Evangelical Christianity, that is the "last respectable prejudice." Look at our beleaguered President. I think the real reason people hate him with such intensity is that he is sure. He believes something with the core of his being, so intensely that he doesn't let the media or public opinion sway him. That is a scary thing for some people. And that is certainly one root of the problem people have with true Christians. We look at the Bible and make our case and stand firm on it -- that is lunacy in the eyes of people who think the fact that they don't believe in God means that God will annihilate Himself to suit them.