Southern Baptist missionary "faces W. Europe's anti-American bias"

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(AgapePress) - A Southern Baptist missionary stationed in Western Europe says there is definite anti-American sentiment in that part of the world, which makes his job of spreading the gospel even more difficult.

Chad, who prefers to be identified only by his first name, is a Christian missionary stationed in Madrid, Spain. However, he works with the children of missionaries from all over Western Europe and, in the course of his work, encounters a plethora of opinions and attitudes about America.

"My Spanish friends tell me that all Americans are very arrogant," Chad says. "No matter what their religious background, no matter if they're pro-government, anti-government -- they're all just arrogant."....

"That may be a backlash for our political policies, if you will," Chad speculates, (Note: DUH!) "or that may be just because the U.S. is 'the superpower,' or whatever." But regardless of the reason for the hostile sentiments, the Southern Baptist missionary hopes he can help in some small way to assuage them while he serves in Western Europe as an ambassador for Christ and -- unofficially -- for America.

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