We are currently living in a society where atheism and non-believers are on the rise.

We are currently living in a society that tells us that Christianity comes with racism, sexism, and overall hate.

We are currently living in a society where people - even children - are being mocked for public prayer.

We are currently living in a society that judges Christians for doing the one thing they are doing to us - judging.

We are currently living in a society that tells Christians they have to hide who they are. We have to keep quiet about God for fear of angering our friends, coworkers, even families.

I used to be that Christian. I wouldn't ever talk about God or invite people out to my church unless someone else brought it up. I wouldn't stand up and excitedly give testimony after testimony about all the great things God does for me.

And eventually, I realized that I wasn't living the life I wanted to be. I had stopped reading my bible outside of church and my prayers grew more and more infrequent. Even though I had found a church I really enjoyed and attended regularly, it wasn't enough for me to hold onto my faith because I wasn't practicing it anywhere else.

But in the past few months, all of that has changed dramatically. I've found a group of friends who have faiths just as deeply rooted as I do. Friends who are more than excited to discuss Christianity with me. Friends who have shown me how wonderful God's love is just by how they live, and thus have shown me how I can live a life like that as well. I've surrounded myself with it.

And now, I'm not even ashamed of it in front of complete strangers. I'll talk about it with anyone, and I've stopped caring if they get offended. Because what they think of me doesn't matter.

You can judge me all you want. You can hear me say "I'm a Christian" and immediately jump to every conclusion mainstream media has you believing about religious people. You can call me homophobic. A racist. A sexist. A bigot. I know I am none of those things and once you actually look past the "crazy white Christian girl" you might assume I am, you would be able to see that. I like to think I love everybody, the way Christianity was meant to be.

But I'm sure at some point during our interaction, you'll hear about my faith and why it's important to me. If you ask me questions about it, I'd be more than happy to answer them. If you ask for a testimony, I'd be ecstatic to share one.

I won't force you to listen to or participate in my conversations. I won't force you to go to church. But I will never, ever let anyone tell me that my faith is stupid. That it's a waste of time. All of the scientific evidence in the would won't convince me that God doesn't exist.Because I've experienced first hand what a strong faith can do, and I won't let anyone belittle that or take it away.