Who asked Christians to do this?
Whatever makes a Christian believe in these POLITICAL points of view doesn't matter within the debate.
Simply put, it doesn't matter whether you get your beliefs from God or from a book or from wherever. All that matters is the facts and perspectives on the issue being debated.
“Who asked Christians to do this?”
To quote you, “...we can win the argument without bringing religion into the mix...”
“...POLITICAL points of view doesn’t matter within the debate.”
There lies the problem. Are you dismissing because of our point of view? Because it is rooted in a Christian viewpoint? We may share the same coin, but look at it from different sides. For example, if you and I agree in capital punishment, we may approach it from a Christian position, which is to say that if you commit a capital offense you are deserving of the appropriate punishment. A non-religious person may say this has nothing to do with “religion”, and yet it does for a Christian.
I appreciate your position, and how you’ve articulated your opinion.
I’m now in trouble and must really go. It’s been constructive.
TJI