Whenever I see the barbs go out in the manner I've seen lately over Rick Perry....I will always refer to a scriptures:
Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
I marvel at that scripture and others when I read them these days. They are so descriptive of the here and now.
As a Christian and a conservative living in Massachusetts, they provide real comfort!