One of the things I've increasingly noticed of late is the way that so many people assume that you cannot possibly be both Christian and centrist-to-left politically. This seems to be particularly true when it comes to online comments on news stories, blog posts, and other "new media". I find it uncomfortable to participate in many moderate-to-left blog comments because of that perception. (I'm very unlikely to participate in the more conservative ones; I've yet to find a really conservative blogger I can tolerate.)
I'm not sure what else I want to say here. I could make a list of things that not all Christians believe, and get into why some of them do support some of the more moderate or liberal views, such as keeping abortion legal (even if possibly with restrictions), same-sex marriage equality, ceasing to use torture under any circumstances, health care reform, and probably half a dozen other things. I could point to my theories on how evolution and creation can maybe be reconciled, and note that I'm not alone in feeling that way... or point out that there are scientists who do have a faith, some of whom are Christian. I could note that some Christians wince at Young Earth Creationists. I could show examples of interfaith discussions, ones that show respect for non-Christian beliefs and not incidentally serve as statements that not all Christians are knee-jerkingly against Muslims.
I don't know if it would do any good. The far-right Christians (and the outright wingnuts who are also Christian) have some pretty loud voices. And right now, political arguments in the U.S. are running pretty hot, with a lot of people who are fed up or scared or just plain hostile to anyone who doesn't agree with them 100%. I'm not sure anyone's really listening much right now, and that's kinda scary, and really saddening.
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