...it's fine to make it clear that the attacks are being launched
at "the pseudo-Christian right" who are trying to inject their
interpretation of Christianity into public life, but progressives
need to clearly indicate that this is really going on.
As a lefty (well, ok, a moderate lefty) and a Christian, I am at
best bemused by the tone of some commentators, many fine examples
of which you can find in the comment section of Kevin Drum's post.
Despite any insistence to the contrary that they are merely
expressing disgust for fundie righties, the attacks, insults, and
slurs are frequently directed against Christianity itself with no
distinction drawn between fundies and those of us who disagree with
their interpretation.
Being a big boy, I ignore the comments because of the need to
achieve a greater good in areas where we do agree (and besides -
from a purely objective standpoint - if I'm right and the insulters
are wrong, they are going to eventually have way bigger
problems that whether or not they hurt some Christian's feelings).
But, as one of Drum's commentators alluded, this is not the way to
be trying to win the hearts and minds of moderate to left-leaning
Christians...
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