I can't tell you how refreshing it is to read this post! As a Christian living in Australia where our most conservative (and recently outed) political party is less conservative than the 'liberal' American party I constantly struggle to understand how and why the Republican party is so applauded by (many) Christians in America...though my comments and confusion are best reserved for another day when it's not so late and my eyes, and mind, are less blurry. So wonderful to read this post!!!!