How many Christians display this “battlefield mindset?” In much that I’ve read (like Tim Alberta’s book), one finds only dramatic anecdotes, not reliable statistics.

From my perspective as a nonpartisan activist (fighting money in politics), among Democrats in Manhattan, the contempt which secular liberals display toward religion seems automatic and intense.

Having witnessed so much bigotry against the devout, it doesn’t surprise me that many Christians feel besieged.

That said, much of this antagonism comes, in my view, from a politics of divide and conquer that benefits heavy campaign donors. Unable to meet our economic needs, both parties play upon our prejudices to distract us from their failures and keep their respective bases in line.

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