Not a Comfortable Faith

Not a comfortable faith
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.  
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.  
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?  
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.”
Matthew 16:24-27
C.S. Lewis wrote,
“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” 
C.S. Lewis
Some people have told me my faith in Christ is a crutch. They are wrong. I came to the realization that Christ was real and that I needed him in my life when I was nineteen.
When I became a Christian I wanted all my friends to know. The majority rejected me. I was essentially left with those I’d met in church. Actually it didn’t really bother me.
If my old friends couldn’t accept my new way of life that was fine by me.
My experience in becoming a Christian is nothing compared to those in may parts of the world. They can face jail and or torture or even death without trial,

Kelly James Clark writing in the World Post said,
“In early November, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared that Christianity is "the most persecuted religion in the world." Although met with predictable criticism, Rupert Short's recent research report for Civitas UK confirms Merkel's claim -- we may not want to hear it, but Christianity is in peril, like no other religion. While this is a contest no one wants to win, Short shows that "Christians are targeted more than any other body of believers." Short is the author of the recently published Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack. He is concerned that "200 million Christians (10 percent of the global total) are socially disadvantaged, harassed or actively oppressed for their beliefs....”
So in light of what Kelly James Clark writes would I or anyone else become a Christian? Because we firmly believe Jesus is the Son of God. God incarnate and as Jesus himself put it,
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 
              John 14:6
C.S. Lewis said,
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”
                                                    C. S. Lewis
But if it is false why do governments and other groups persecute Christians so.
Think about it.