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Controversy over Barack Obama speaking at Rick Warren's church

So I suppose my question is ... since when can you only be Christian if you're also anti-abortion/pro-life?

And pro-choice does *not* equal pro-abortion.

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Oh, I hear you on the pro choice / pro abortion thing. What is hard to understand about that

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sry- just want to emphasize that I realize not all evangelicals or Christian conservatives experience their religion through hate. I was just referring to those groups who DO spread hate, and speculating on why they do that.

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Another reason I wonder is the power in the single-viewpoint. There's no better way to feel that you're right then by getting everyone else to follow that viewpoint. As soon as a different viewpoint enters the equation, it could cause cracks in your viewpoint. Now, there are a lot of people who can embrace the fact that different people have different viewpoints, even if those people completely disagree with that viewpoint, or find it wrong. But those are the people who don't impose their belief system on others, and they tend not to make the most noise. Or noise at all.

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Yes. And fear is a great motivater. Just look at the War on Terror, and how much has occured in the US because of it.

But as I posted above, I also think the fear reaction comes from the possible cracks in one's viewpoint. Because for some, if they even find one small thing wrong with that viewpoint, they have to question the entire viewpoint, and would find that devestating.

**isn't afraid of going to hell - someone who doesn't feel the need to be saved. ** That's the other thing I've always found confusing: why is rejecting that viewpoint mean that you're rejecting God?