I think the press and much of the popular media tries to make that association (that is, "Christian" = uber-right stereotypical who somehow manages to have a deep southern accent no matter where they live). That doesn’t make it so - it’s obvious just from statistics that you can’t have as many Christians as there are without them being spread across a very wide demographic and political landscape.

Everyone has their own ideas about the proper way to live the faith, but by definition we all fall short so I for one have just accepted that and don’t try to tell anyone else I’ve got all the answers. It’s always been so, and will always be so. The Bible talks about inclusion, not segregation into a holy huddle. Jesus hung out with the tax collectors (even more despicable then!) and hookers so I don’t think anyone should feel too smug because they don’t.

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