article_snippet.sent: We’re not in Mayberry Anymore, The Reverend Edward Fride’ in a reference to the Andy Griffith Show set in a North Carolina town in the 1960s.
article_snippet.sent: According to the Detroit Free Press, The Reverend Edward Fride wrote: ‘It is very common for Christians to simply assume that Christians live in Mayberry, trusting that because Christians know the Lord Jesus, everything will always be fine and nothing bad can happen to Christians and Christians families.
article_snippet.sent: Pretending we are in Mayberry, while we are clearly not, can have very negative consequences for we and those we love, especially those we have a responsibility to protect.
article_snippet.sent: If we are not in Mayberry, is there a real threat?