How do you feel after reading threads like this here on DU?

[TheKentuckian]

75. We've allowed some unsavory characters become the face of our faith

Put yourself into an outsider's shoes with the influence of "the moral majority" types, the scammer TV preachers, the dominance of the Branch Leviticans in the TeaPubliKlan party, the bigotry and sexisim blasted from sea to shinning sea, and massive breaches of trust and decency by some denominations.

Add in some centuries of heinous history quick to apply a whitewash in Christ's name and distrust, animosity, and running as far as possible from hateful folk is no surprise.

Shoot, I don't want to be associated with those villains, prosperity cultists, bigots, anti - science loons, scammers, and Hell mongering servants of what often sounds like a mean spirited, childish, and most of all small and petty god. My God is too big to be contained in a book or even the human mind. The Jesus I know is about love and redemption for all and the way for all humankind - past, future, and present.

It is our duty to shine the light and reject the false prophets and hate not crying about rational reaction to a lot of inequity and what we'd reject as evil if it came from any other source.