Philip Yancey provides a great article "Exploring a Parallel Universe: Why does the word evangelical threaten so many people in our culture?" which I recommend to anyone who wants to reach skeptics and those who openly disagree with us. Here are a few quotes which should encourage you to check it out:
"I have learned from this group how threatening religion can seem, especially to those who see themselves as a minority of agnostics in a land of belief. They tend to regard evangelicals as morals police determined to impose their ideas of proper behavior on people who do not share their beliefs."
"Reflecting on our conversation, I remembered a remark by Lewis, who drew a distinction between communicating with a society that hears the gospel for the first time and one that has embraced and then largely rejected it. A person must court a virgin differently than a divorcée, said Lewis. One welcomes the charming words; the other needs a demonstration of love to overcome inbuilt skepticism."
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