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You seem to be pointing at a particular strand of Christianity or a particular interpretation of Christianity. In other words, conservative strand (interpretation) of Christianity. Guys from conservative strand tend to be the most vocal and at times the most outrageous like Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, James Dobson, Ben Carson etc.

Just because these guys are the most vocal and at times the most outrageous does not mean they are the most convincing. They don't seem to be the most admirable bunch either. I find these guys pretty hilarious at times. Great for entertainment value and not much beyond it.

At the end of the day, it all boils down to interpretation by each individual. Anything can be interpreted in any particular way depending on one's own likings or fears or ambitions or depending on one's scope of knowledge or depending on combination of these factors.

When one interprets a religion (any religion) in  perverted ways this is what happens.

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