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I've always been interested in why certain people who live in countries that have a large and accepted secular community (like the UK and, to an admittedly lesser degree, the US) remain faithfull to Christianity. I'm not for a second saying that they shouldn't but I think it's interesting, why people believe in something that I'm sure a number of their friends and peers (especially in the UK) dismiss as at best naive and at worst backward - as Gail has mentioned interms of being treated like 'some ignorant backwoods hillbilly' just because of her faith. Is it a result of family upbringing or does it come from experiencing something specific in their life that makes them believe? Or what? I stress that I'm not criticising any Christians for what they believe, I'm just curious as to why.
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