Question-Avoidant Behavior

I'm finally getting a chance to read Frequently Avoided Questions: An Uncensored Dialogue on Faith, a book that I've been wanting to get my hands on for a long time.

In short, the authors survey fourteen questions that are being posed to Christians by people in postmodern culture, which they believe aren't being adequately addressed. "Old school" answers to these questions - answers that were credible with lots of folks fifty years ago - no longer seem to have much meaning in postmodern culture. As such, in each chapter, they challenge the reader to re-think the way that he/she goes about interacting with others on these issues.

Here are the questions:
1. Why the Bible?
2. Do I have to go to church?
3. Do I have to "sell" God?
4. Can Christianity be reduced to steps or stages?
5. Does God speak outside of the bible?
6. Is forgiveness real?
7. What makes the Christian experience unique?
8. Are Christians the morality police?
9. Do good people go to hell?
10. Does the bible contradict evolution?
11. Am I supposed to hate the world?
12. Are there gay Christians?
13. Is it wrong to take a job at a bar?
14. Where is your God?

For the last year or so, I've strugged, often in my posts here, with several of these questions (3, 4, 8 and 9, for example, have been big ones). On the other hand, I'm still trying to come to terms with how to dialog with people on questions like 5, 13, and, especially 12. How about you? Are there any questions in this list that you hope you can avoid answering? Any questions outside the list?

Technorati Tags: frequently avoided questions