Americans are more divided politically than at any other time in my memory. And the troubling thing about that is the fact that people are not willing to talk about their differences. We are a nation of haters. I will admit, I think my beliefs are right. Theirs are wrong. But, I have no malice toward the people who voted Republican last time around. I just don't understand them. Millions of the people who fear homosexuals to the extent that they would deny them their rights are calling themselves "Christians". I'm pretty sure Christ would have a problem with hate-mongering at funerals. But, maybe we aren't talking about the same Christ. I was raised Catholic. I stopped going to church when I realized that I was at odds with some of the most fundamental Catholic doctrines. In the years since, the priest/pedophile scandals sort of confirmed my belief that this was not the church for me. I guess some folks who have gone to church every Sunday for their entire lives, believe they are good people. Some of them are. A lot of churchgoers have abdicated their brains to their church. They are most comfortable following like biblical sheep, rather than thinking things through. They get their political direction from the pulpit. Blindly following the directives of a minister. That is my problem with so many red voters. They would be only too happy to amend the constitution to make weekly attendance at a Christian church mandatory. And they wouldn't understand why it would be wrong.
