Originally Posted by Tophat665

"Just because someone doesn't like abortion or wanted Terri to live does not mean they are a Christian extreamist trying to force their beliefs on you."

But when that person starts writing their congressman to tell them that they have to ignore the state courts' rulings and do something (what, under the law, I have no idea) to end abortion or save a breathing corpse, then they really are Christian extremists trying to force their values on me.

Doesn't mean you are, but stop complaining about being lumped with the rabid morons and continue to be an intelligent Christian in such a way that people can recognize that it's not all God-Zombies trying to eat the country's brain. If you don't do that, if all you do is protest without backup, then, whether or not you are, you will come across as disingenuous, because that is a tactic much used by the Bush Whitehouse for the blatant lie: Deny without Defense, then complain ad nauseum about being not taken their word. People who are already predisposed to distrust vocal Christians on substantive issues are very sensitize to this tactic and frankly, sick to death of hearing it.