Quote (ThatAlex @ Aug 23 2016 05:03pm)
Many folks identify as a Republican or a Conservative simply because they are Christian. A lot of these other issues on race, gender, and economics don't matter as much because the most important thing is agreeing with the religious component.
Take IceMage, for instance. Our man is taking on increasingly liberal or at the very least moderate positions on a myriad of issues, but for the longest while he was a Conservative Republican. Religion plays a big part in people's politics, and we should never forget that.
That's not to say that Democrats don't have their reliable voting blocs, either. They do. I'm just pointing out that we shouldn't be surprised when Christians identify as mostly Republicans, even if they are fighting for the "wrong team" or whatever.
I don't necessarily blame them, either. Religion (at least one like Christianity) probably should play an enormous role in your life, including political ideology. It probably should be the #1 issue, and that's why a lot of people use it as their starting point and then go from there.
The Christian church is founded on social justice, at least the Catholics, which I loosely identify with. A lot of people are Democrats because they are Christian and don't get sucked into the wedge issues or sky-is-falling narrative the GOP loves to peddle.
The GOP sure has the evangelicals. But they aren't enough, and they're going to start dying off in droves soon. Off to paradise with them. I bet they're thrilled.