Christianity vs. Liberalism

I can't fathom how devout Christians can support the views of modern Liberalism. They seem to be at complete opposite sides of the spectrum and opposed to one another. Just a couple of issues we see right off the top: abortion and gay marriage. Another is the death penalty. Another is the fact that modern Liberalism is all but anti-religion of any type.

Modern liberal leftists want to go out of their way to avoid offending anyone about anything. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but Jesus Christ said it how it was. He didn't tip toe around the issues and tell everyone it's OK and perfectly acceptable to live in sin. He offended people. For the love of God, he healed someone on the Sabbath (Mark 3:1-6). He overturned tables and almost started a riot in the temple (Mark 11:15-19). Notice at the end of both passages, the scribes and Pharisees sought to destroy Jesus.

Barack Obama wants to expand welfare benefits, increase unemployment benefits, and increase the amount of time individuals can draw unemployment. To this, the Bible says in 2 Thessalonians 3:10, "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat." Surely, there are people who need help and assistance, but we'd be doing quite the injustice to ignore the current abuses of the welfare system.

I also have a hard time understanding how Black Liberation Ideology draws its principles from the same Bible I read. I have a hard time understanding how the principles being taught in churches like the Chicago Trinity United Church of Christ are considered "Christian principles." I have a hard time understanding how Obama's flip flop on the issue of Jeremiah Wright, the subsequent pastor, Rev. Otis Mosss, and the numerous affiliations with people who harbor vicious and callous views that can be called nothing other than racist. I have a hard time understanding how people can't see this for what it is, namely, political expediency. Had the conservative media outlets not pressed the issue so hard, Obama more than likely would not have responded by eventually resigning his membership at the church and denouncing Rev. Wright. What is it about the American people that has them so caught up in Barack Obama that they can't see what's happening her. The leftist media has a lot to do with it, turning a blind eye to much of the most spiteful and hateful speech from those affiliations, but I can't imagine the spurn a conservative would receive should he/she be in that same situation.

About the suppression of religion and the general attempt to remove it from every aspect of daily life, I give you the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." There is a difference between the cliché of "separation of church and state" and the all out suppression of all religion.

Abortion, death penalty, handouts and entitlements, the suppression of religion, the support of Evolution and denouncement of Creationism/Intelligent Design, etc...all pretty core issues that go against what's in the Bible and the Christian foundation. If you can support a man who violates and contradicts what your religious views are, how strong are those views?