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Couldn't have said it better

And I've tried. Here's a great article about Christian behavior in the political realm. If you don't have a subscription to World, you should get one, but here's a bit of it that I think expresses the gist fairly well:
It is a pity that we Christians are so often known only for our in-your-face approach. We are frequently known more for our eagerness to exclude rather than our eagerness to persuade.

To be sure, God never compromises His truth or comes close to suggesting that we can fudge on principle in order to make peace. He never hints that all approaches to belief and lifestyle are equally valid. He is the definition of absolutism.

Yet the essence of the gospel is that God reaches out to sinful people and pleads with them to change their ways. Patiently and persuasively, He waits through their rebellion and stubbornness. Knowing that not a single one of us is good enough to live up to His absolutes, He even gives us the wrapping of righteousness we can't provide on our own. Only when that incredibly generous offer is rejected are we finally excluded from His presence.