REPUBLICAN DOES NOT MEAN CHRISTIAN BY DEFAULT - DAMN IT!

I have held onto my conservative republican beliefs because I thought that "they" stood for smaller government, less federal intrusion into our daily lives, freedom of religion, doing what is right not what is politically correct, valuing life from conception, protecting our borders, defending our freedom, liberating the oppressed, supporting those who want to help themselves, personal accounability, community responsibility, defending the constitution, and living life with an open mind and open heart.

However: I have recently been disgusted by my republican counterparts. I called a local conservative talkshow, hosted by an openly christian host but not a "christian" talk show. I was dissolusioned when I told him that I agreed with him that the Cross should be allowed to stay on the war memorial, I explained that I was a former christian and that I believe in the basic constitutional right of freedom of religion. Christians, Pagans, Islam, Buddists, Catholics, etc. should be allowed to proclaim their faith, have their symbols, have the right to gather, etc.

I stated that I would like to be able to have a full moon ritual in balboa park without controversy and felt that the situations were similar. but mr. dickhead christian said that I couldn't have my ritual without him being there thumping his bible. That pissed me off, I felt offended and ridiculed - EXACTLY THE THING I THOUGHT REPUBLICANS WERE AGAINST!

I don't go to his church and make fun of their ridiculous claims that God created the earth and man 5,000 years ago and even if we were "created" why would we be created to judge, tear apart and destroy eachothers beliefs. i don't go to his front door and spout my pagan beleifs. I valued his opinion even though it had a christian bias. Why isn't my Pagan opinion just as valued. you don't have to agree with me but you should respect my desire to believe differently. That is what America is about. FREEDOM,

then I heard some other talkshow host say that as republicans we should bestow the christian way of life or something stupid like that. Just because I am republican (for the moment) DOES NOT NECCISARILY DEFINE ME AS CHRISTIAN. Damn it. They are really pissing me off to the point that I might have to pull out my support of the republican party - REPUBLICAN DOES NOT MEAN CHRISTIAN AND IF IT DOES THEN I AM NO LONGER A REPUBLICAN DAMN IT!