Hierarchy of Beliefs

Religion is not the only belief system subject to criticism. Yet judging by the amount of intellectual energy spent on criticizing Christianity you would think that it's the only religion that has a belief system needing critique. The slightest objectivity would recognize that Christianity is only one of the class of belief systems called religion. Perhaps religions form a class of belief systems that influences the believers behavior more than any other belief system. Which only makes the point that each person behaves according to their own belief system. Some are critical of Christians because they force their beliefs on others. Perhaps. But this only begs the questions, how do we determine what believe system should impose their beliefs on others? For where ever there is a conflict in beliefs and we are forced to choose, then how do we? For so many, they don't even recognize their pejorative view has its basis in their belief system. Why? Why should their belief system prevail?

Give them a break

I think the right needs to better understand what motivates the progressive liberal. Rather then vilify the left, the right needs to see where the left is coming from. Let's speak plainly. The progressive liberal thinks that the government needs to be more involved to insure the general welfare and promote social justice. But not the government as it stands now. The government needs to become more efficient, more productive and much less bureaucratic. They believe that the government can be made to do so if the right people are running it. Some have suggested that the government is in disarray because the right has limited and thus crippled the power of the government to become what it needs to be to in order to act responsibly. This appears to some as a right wing conspiricy lead by greedy, power hungry individuals who want to keep the government crippled so that it can't affect social justice. But more on conspiracies and blame laying later.