Damn Skippy

Kristof:

It's entirely possible to honor Christian conservatives for their first-rate humanitarian work treating the sick in Africa or fighting sex trafficking in Asia, and still do battle with them over issues like gay rights.

Liberals can and should confront Bible-thumping preachers on their own terms, for the scriptural emphasis on justice and compassion gives the left plenty of ammunition. After all, the Bible depicts Jesus as healing lepers, not slashing Medicaid.

I wholeheartedly agree... although conservatives try to protect "their turf" when someone (Hillary Clinton is a favorite target) talks about faith, liberals really need to be more open about their personal religious principles. This need not be a race to the right with gay-bashing and all that, nor do they need to make declarative statements excluding other religions or blurring church and state, but rather they should use their faith to show that liberal beliefs are Christian beliefs. Jesus was one hell of a liberal guy... there really is no way conservatives can get around that except by selectively quoting Old Testement (most of which was rendered invalid by Jesus's teachings anyway)