You might be under the impression that there is some kind of war on faith in our country. From the talk of many Christians, one could be easily confused by the annual declaration of a War on Christmas and the recent cries for religious liberty from those seeking to diminish ours. You may think there is some kind of serious conflict going on.

Well, you’d be right. But not from these sources. That’s lunatic posturing.

And not from those easily demonized atheists. Or those frightening teachers with all of their talk of “science” and “literature” and “critical thinking”.

The source would be our militarized police who think they are waging a war.

I cannot think of any reason why a church would be treated the way the St. Louis County police are treating Greater St. Mark Church in Ferguson, Missouri as if it were the second season finale of The Following.

They raided a school full of children armed with assault weapons and stealing medical supplies used to give healing to those residents suffering from the chemical weapons used against them. Now they are raided a third time because, apparently, it is illegal in the county to give shelter to someone. As in, our youth group couldn’t sleep in the nave of the church on a mission trip because it is illegal.

Illegal to give comfort, to heal, to give sanctuary.

This strikes at the very heart of our faith.