The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I wrote a blog about this yesterday, but upon reading some other comments on the matter, felt the need to write another.  I read several comments from conservatives which read something like this, "When Christianity/The Bible gets haters, where were these same liberals to defend them? They say they believe in tolerance, but not if they don't agree with it..." I am a self-described liberal. I think what many conservatives lose sight of in these types of arguments is that they seriously believe the rich, white men (white straight men), the church/Christianity are all under attack. This is what many of them believe. They truly feel that these individuals'/groups' rights are slowly being trampled upon. As a liberal, I can say that I believe in the rights of white men (white straight men - I happen to be one), of rich folk, of Christians/Christian churches. I believe all of these groups of people and organizations deserve equal rights under the law/Constitution....

In light of the recent Chic-Fil-A controversy, I've read comments from many far-right evangelical conservatives that while liberals like to preach for others to be tolerant, they themselves don't practice this, which the Chic-Fil-A incident has showcased. Where does one draw the line? Is it hypocritical for liberals to preach that others should be accepting or at least tolerant of homosexuals, but to not be accepting of those who aren't accepting of homosexuals?  If one were to look at things from a black-and-white perspective, then I think it'd be safe to say that these conservatives would have a legitimate point. They could say, "Well, you say to accept people regardless of their beliefs, but you don't accept me of mine! ...so there!"  If one doesn't look at things from such a perspective, then I think liberals have a point, as they could say, "I understand what you're saying, but what you and some others are spouting is prejudic...