Although I walked away from organized religion many years ago, most of my family is deeply Christian -- with a few Muslims thrown in the mix.  My 85-year-old Pentecostal grandmother hears stuff like this and asks, "Don't these people understand what it means to be Christian?"  Because my grandma has no problem with ideas like gay marriage.  She says it's not hurting her and besides her religious teachings have told her that it is not her place to judge others.  She may not agree but she shouldn't judge.  And no, she doesn't live in California.

I have a hard time with folks like Palin because many of the folks in my family are deeply religious.  However, they also think that their religious beliefs should not necessarily shape the laws of this country.  And at times like this, I think that I am blessed to have grown up around folks who understand the word "acceptance."