Reply #62: I beg to differ....

[Liberal Veteran]

Liberals and democrats are seen as being hostile toward religion because of how the right wing and fundamentalist sects have portrayed us, not because of how we ourselves have acted.

And sadly, playing nice with these people and allowing them to treat us as doormats has historically never worked to changed their minds. Too many of churches use the church to push a political agenda and part of that agenda means portraying us in the worst possible light just for existing.