It certainly hasn’t caught on to any significant degree, but George Weigel, an extremely serious Catholic scholar, has used the term to talk about Europe since 2005. Interestingly, it was originally coined by a Jew, J.H.H. Weiler. Rick Warren briefly used the term regarding some criticisms of himself in 2008. And given the successful positioning effects of the terms homophobia and Islamophobia, should we start using this word (or another you might suggest) to label people who have an irrational hostility toward Christianity? In case you think this is a completely simple question, consider that calling someone a name like this will either work and serve to marginalize them and their speech (just as it does to Christians who criticize homosexuality) or won’t work and will look petty or worse. Also, is labeling (name-calling?) our enemies a virtuous Christian strategy?
Links:
Rhetorical McCarthyism beats Islamophobia (Francis Beckwith)
Christophobe (Urban Dictionary)
Christophobia (Wash Times)
The rise of Christophobia (National Post)
Christophobia on campus (Christian Research Institute)
Christophobia and Culture (Catholic City)
Christophobia and Rhetorical McCartyhism (Blog)
It certainly hasn’t caught on to any significant degree, but George Weigel, an extremely serious Catholic scholar, has used the term to talk about 
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