And in this corner...

As if the mission field needed to be more difficult to reach...

The Barna Group always seems to have the most intriguing studies; one of the things that really pop out to me is: "There were also some widely held favorable perceptions toward Christianity including beliefs that Christianity teaches the same basic ideas as other religions (82 percent), has good values and principles (76 percent), is friendly (71 percent), and is a faith they respect (55 percent)."

REALLY? Where do people get this perception anyway? Is it ineptness that we can't even show how singular and unique Christianity is or is it lack of interest of the masses to even bother? Either way, it does seem to be an opportunity in evangelism to showcase how Jesus kicks Buddha's fat ass Celebrity Deathmatch style.