I am immensely grieved when I see the extent in which many Christian churches today, especially in America, have decided that their strength lies in making themselves more appealing to the world. The popular Christian leaders of the day exemplify this attitude when they soften their public rhetoric, not out of a proper sense of meekness, but to purposely veil the hard truths of Jesus Christ because they know that proclaiming these truths will lessen their stature in the eyes of the world. In some ways, these Christian appeasers are like a town sheriff in the Old West who throws off his gun belt so that everyone will like him, only to find the criminals taking advantage of his kindness and ransacking the town that he swore to protect.