. . between Christianity and Liberalism - however, the "Religious Right" has re-defined "Christian" and "Liberal" as diametrically opposed and found this a very effective mobilizer of less thoughtful voters. It has served well enough to seize an extrordinary control of the U.S. government.

This definition is far more vulnerable questioned from a Christian context than from a Liberal context from which questioning only helps build a confrontational atmosphere. Confrontation gives rabble rousers the upper hand, so as long as Christians fail to approach the problem from a Christian context the Fundies will have their way and their way of defining "Christian".