[My2Cents]

Corin, my guess is that it's a bit like the "RINOphobes." It's my strong suspicion that those who use the term "RINO" the most aren't Republicans themselves, so use of the term is a bit disingenuous. Ditto those who bash you, or us, for "abandoning" the Christian faith. I suspect most of them aren't actually Christians, other than in some cultural sense, but really have no idea what it means to enter into a personal relationship with God through the grace He bestows in Jesus Christ. I'm willing to discuss, admonish, and challenge, those who want to discuss the role of faith in our political decisions and behavior. But the blind-side attacks on people's faith, simply because they disagree with whom they're supporting for office, is out-of-bounds, IMHO. These cheapshots are also an indication that the Mods here aren't doing their jobs very well. As it says on the disclaimer on FR's homepage, "Opinions expressed on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Free Republic or its operators. Please enjoy our forum, but also please remember to use common courtesy when posting and refrain from posting personal attacks, profanity, vulgarity, threats, racial or religious bigotry..." To allow people to assault or question the faith of others, usually in a vulgar and highly offensive manner, appears to be a violation of FR's stated policy, yet the attacks continue nevertheless.

[Corin Stormhands]

Well said. And a good reminder.

[dirtboy]

To allow people to assault or question the faith of others, usually in a vulgar and highly offensive manner, appears to be a violation of FR's stated policy, yet the attacks continue nevertheless.

You left off the section about FR's conservative mission. Funny, but widespread deviation from that stated mission would be grounds, for any sane person, to wonder just how conservative the other poster actually is.

The truth is not a personal attack.