“They will not allow us just to “live and let live” - it’s antithetical to their ideology.”
We are a bur under their saddle and a thorn in their side.
Our very existence alone reveals their iniquity.
Darkness isn’t darkness unless it is in contrast to light.
John 3:19-20
19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.