We had a good discussion last night about being Christians in the world. The author was saying that we should not be shocked by the world's behavior because it is not Christian. We should not expect the world to behave by Christ's standards. But, I was asking, when did that happen, because when I was a kid the majority of people did act like Christians. They dressed modestly, were honest, upright citizens, took care of family, talked civilly, etc. Was our country more Christian then, and what has made it change? Our conclusion was not that our country is less Christian now, but that it was culturally Christian then. People were not true Christians then; they were just acting out what their culture demanded. Media has changed us a lot because you used to only know the immediate culture around you. Now you know about the nation, even the world. So now when you see someone behaving as a Christian, they likely are a Christian, not just someone acting out the norms of their culture. So maybe it is better now for us. We can tell "true Christians" by their relationship with God instead of assuming by their behavior that they are Christians.