Reply #14: I can tell you that, I've spoken to a number of them...

[MicaelS]

Many of them are VERY religious, especially here in Texas, as in Southern Baptist. That has a lot to do with it. They believe the PTB in Washington, are amoral, immoral, radicals (atheists), who have no moral values whatsoever..... none, and hate Christianity.

Many of them believe abortion is a grave sin, should be a crime, and any woman who has an abortion is a ....... well, pick whatever slur you want. They think the national government, by allowing abortion to be legal, has far overstepped its authority, and abrogated any moral authority it once had.

They don't like gays and they think homosexuality is a choice. They believe that by "forcing" people to "accept" gays, the Federal government further abrogates any moral authority it once had. They believe that the PTB are trying to "ram homosexuality down (their) throats".

They believe many feminists hate men. That feminists are trying to abolish "traditional marriage". That feminists devalue motherhood, and thus themselves and the choice they have made to have children.

In other words, the Federal government, by permitting these things, has far exceeded the authority granted to it under the US Constitution. And "these people" are trying to destroy America, and remake it into some "socialist paradise" like the USSR.

That pretty much sums up their beliefs. Those are theirs, not mine. They grew up with society a certain way. And as with many people, the older they get, the less tolerant of any change they become.

Does that help? Sorry if I came off too harsh earlier.