Christians against the world

Why do Christians have this feeling that they are the minority, and that the world has trouble accepting what they believe?  Why do Christians have a victim mentality?

Ed Stetzer reckons that the church is not dying in the USA, just changing.  He lumps Christians into three groups:

• Cultural Christians - people who call themselves Christians because their world tells them they are.  They do not practice a vibrant faith, even though most of them come from a Christian heritage.  These guys make up about a third of the 75% who call themselves Christians in USA.
  
• Congregational Christians - people who attend church, but deep down, they are just like the cultural Christians.  These guys make up the second third of the 75% who call themselves Christians.
  
• Convictional Christians - these guys have come to a point in their lives where their faith in Christ has been sealed.  Jesus changed their lives, and their lives become oriented around their faith in Him.  These guys make up the final third of that 75% who call themselves Christians.

In Stetzer's opinion, the number of convicted Christians has not declined.  But as culture has changed, those who call themselves "Christian" without the real and deep conviction are changing the appearance of the statistics.

Would you agree with him?

I think his description is similar to Jesus' Parable of the Sower.  It makes sense to me.

On a world-wide basis, though, we see a lot of opposition towards the Christian faith.  Robert Morgan wrote stories from Northern Nigeria, Iraq, Iran, Eritrea, Egypt, Turkey, North Korea, India, Burma, Afghanistan and many other places, where the church is being persecuted.  But Christians expect persecution, as Jesus told them they would, so such is really not a surprise.

Why is the world against Christianity?  Is it bad?  Is it a threat?  What do you think?