Santorum: There's no such thing as a liberal Christian

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91. Try to think about this concept in non-theist terms.

I would never abandon or mistreat my friends or family members. But if they wanted me to do something I believed to be morally wrong, I would choose my principles over their desires. (Unless there was a really compelling reason to do otherwise.)

If your brother murdered someone in cold blood - real serial killer type stuff - would you cover for him? If not, you are choosing your morality over your family. The concept is the same.

There would have been many families who would have disowned their children for following a radical teacher like Jesus Christ. Jesus obviously believed, however, that his teachings were the truth. So it would have been wrong for believers to turn their backs on that truth in order to keep good relations with their families.