Stanford University prof Rene Girard was interviewed about Christian faith in a PC world.
here's a Girard bibliography
What about Christians in a pluralistic society?
RG: Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, the life," and he told his disciples to go out into the world and make disciples. If we give that up, are we still Christian? The idea that if we respect other religions more than our own and act only according to political correctness, peace will break out all over the world is fantasy and delusion. Christians should certainly enjoy the freedom to spread their faith as much as the other religions. Is Christianity really so powerful that it should be forbidden to spread its ideas, whereas other religions should be allowed that same right?
so you are advocating freedom of religious expression...
RG: of course, I think the Christians who do not want to share their faith do not really believe. The fear of religious tyranny is an anachronism, a false issue which puts political correctness ahead of truth. I believe there is a truth, and the only way of telling it is by connecting with people...
As your faith grows, the more you empty yourself of rivalry and self-aggrandizement and the more you feel impelled to communicate to others, with others, the truth you have experienced. This belongs to the essence of Christianity. The idea of silencing Christianity in the name of Christian humility is a Christian idea gone mad...
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