[ShadowFox]

That's pretty ignorant. People have been Christians and died willing for being so in some of the most repressive regimes in history. Getting shot isn't as deterrent as being hung naked from a cross or being burnt at the stake in the public square or being hung naked from a cross and being burnt on it to light someone's garden, for instance. The fact that the government is so repressive of Christians actually serves to spread the belief amongst those who resent the government's oppression and empathize with the Christians. Read up on some history, Halo.

How is it ignorant? Really, if anyone is being ignorant, it'd be you making claim that no matter your background and environment, you'd be a christian. Look, to your little argument about rebelling, if they have never heard of something, they aren't going to believe it. Plus, you'd be surprised how many people can follow something that you may not believe in. Some of it's propaganda, some of it's just they like the way it is, etc.