Article: why people reject Christianity, and record unhappiness
- Can you be holy and happy at the same time?
- Are people actually unhappier than past generations, or just more willing to say so?
A host reads an article arguing that beneath surface objections, two reasons top the list for rejecting Christianity: bad experiences with professing Christians who look nothing like Christ (with Gandhi's line about liking Christ but not Christians), and the sense that the Christian life's moral demands make for joyless drudgery. The piece cites a Gallup “Blind Spot” finding that unhappiness is at a record high, and the hosts begin debating whether people are truly unhappier or simply more willing to say so than previous generations.
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