In 2022, an essay published in First Things magazine lamented that American society has gradually turned against Christianity over the past fifty years. The author, Aaron Renn, described three distinct eras: the “Positive World,” predating 1994, in which Christianity was embraced; the “Neutral World,” from 1994 to 2014, in which Christianity was tolerated; and the “Negative World,” from 2014 to present, in which Christianity is rejected. The essay, a viral sensation among evangelicals, made some compelling arguments. Yet its thesis evinced three essential blind spots.
1: applies to Whites only
2: Jesus promises no preferential treatment
3: Christians in the US are better off than a lot of the rest of the world
