A new research suggests that Christian Conservatives in the US are currently angry with the state of the nation that they do not realize they are in the danger of missing out on opportunities presented by the transition period to the presidency of Donald Trump.
According to the research of the American Culture and Faith Institute, they discovered that Christian conservatives have underlying anger about the state of America and the institute cited that this belief of "cultural despair" may be costly for these Conservatives and impact the society in general.
The institute's latest research found that many Christian conservatives are unhappy with 14 out of 15 "indicators" they cited in the study, such as the court system and race relations in the US.
They were also unhappy with the level of spiritual commitment in US society, with the mainstream media, with quality of parenting and respect for traditional values.
A massive 98 per cent or more of Christian conservatives believed that mainstream media were "unfair and subjective" in their reporting about the election and were not "trustworthy" or they were "biased" towards one party.
The only indicator they were mostly happy with was freedom of access to financial opportunities.
The Christian conservative demographic is important to the US because they are spiritually active and politically engaged by comparison to their contemporaries outside the country.
"As the official transition from the Obama to the Trump Administration nears, the research suggests that there is a danger of Christian conservatives being so overcome with their dissatisfaction that they miss an important window for cultural change," the institute said:
Researcher George Barna also remarked: "When people are beset by very low levels of trust in institutions and key social conditions, there is often a tendency toward self-protection.
"It would be a huge loss if Christian conservatives were to isolate themselves due to their sense of cultural despair and therefore refuse to engage in potential opportunities to move American society in a more positive direction."
The researcher also said, "One of the great benefits of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that it gives us a reason to have hope.
"If Christians can place their trust in Christ, and allow Him to guide their choices and actions, the social elements that have been so discouraging to the Church can be turned around. More than any other people group, biblical Christians have a reason to have hope and to never give up.
"2017 promises to be a year in which the very foundations and boundaries of America will be uppermost in people's minds and in cultural conversation. Now, more than any time in more than a decade, Bible-driven followers of Christ must be present in that conversation, and active in the cultural struggle that will take place.
"It is a great time for Christians to be alive in America, and the nation desperately needs what they have to offer, even that is not readily apparent to many or accepted by the mainstream media."
