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Both compaigns have had failures, but within both movements you find people who are very passionate about what they believe and are fighting for it while treating with dignity those who disagree. There's nothing wrong with that.
The problem begins when people on one side begin to believe that they are better (more righteous even) than the other - not that their IDEAS are better (If we didn't believe our opinions were the best we'd change them).
I do believe though that Christians are held to a higher standard. It doesn't jive with God to say, "...well, i acted better than so-and-so on the other side of the fence..." I think God is so much more concerned with whether we conduct ourselves in a manner that is worthy of the price that was paid (recognizing that that same price was paid for the guy on the other side of the issue).
For that matter, there have been quite a few (even very public) figures that have gone out of the way to use false and disparaging words against gay folks. Sadly, it really goes both ways.
"Here is the one difference I see between the far left and the religious right [...] the far left attacks people personally … the religious right goes after issues."
People, across the political and religious spectrum, engage discourse and debate in differing ways. Jerry Fallwell blamed the attacks of Sept 11 on liberals, feminists and gays (people, not issues). Jim Wallis speaks exclusively to issues, refusing to endorse candidates. Someone wrote "bigot" on a car in that picture, I met an young man at CMU recently who very respectfully told me that he believed homosexuality to be sinful.
People are individuals and making blanket generalizations is neither accurate nor productive.
Rather, in making sure I'm on the lookout for specks in my own eye, I gently remind my (straight) college roommate that punching a wall when he sees a Yes On 8 ad is not going to help anything. I make sure that none of my friends rip out yard signs (even when they've had their own ripped out). And I look for connection with those who hold differing opinions on marriage equality. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. Thank God (literally), that Christ has done the hard work of redemption and reconciliation for us! I feel so blessed with the gift of grace that I look--even during this emotional election--to pass that on to others. Loving them as I would be loved. I never want to be lumped into a group and defined by the actions of others. Dear God, let me never do that to others.
As someone who is personally attacked because I simply believe that calling Christ "Savior" also means that he redeemed me from sexual sin ... I know for a personal fact that the left goes after people by name far more than the right (nowadays.)
I am glad you seem to want to be different.
I also was with my sister and a few of her high school friends (none of them can vote) and a couple of the boys made the comments, "Don't vote for Obama," and "Yeah, because he's for fruit." It that's the main reason you're against Obama, and the only way you can express it (or your parents have taught/allowed you to express it), then you've probably got a problem with respecting other people.
As someone who is personally attacked because I simply believe that calling Christ "Savior" also means that he redeemed me from sexual sin ... I know for a personal fact that the left goes after people by name far more than the right (nowadays.)
I am glad you seem to want to be different.
OR maybe ...
An alien tractor beamed them into his ship thinking they were some sort of battery he could use to phone home. When they didn't work he just ejected them onto your lawn.
OR maybe ...
An itty bitty pro-gay tornado whipped through a housing development four miles away and then went on a rampage your way and then saw how intelligent you are and dropped everything in awe?
I am thinking it was probably the third option. :)
http://pomoprophet.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is...