When I read these things the first thing I usually think of is why are we and the southern evangelicals at such odds. Our belief systems are so close. I guess it boils down to a battle of who is right when it comes to being closest to God. That battle transcends all the things we are alike in. The belief in who is right is a religious thing and the common things we have are cultural that spring forth from being very conservative when it comes to religious interpretations.
I do think we are more tolerant when it comes to religion than they are. I hear a lot more pleas for lets get along and inclusiveness of non-believers than I used to.
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