Why Do Right-Wing Christians Think "Religious Freedom" Means Forcing Their Faith on You?

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60. Because bigotry respects no political, racial, or religious boundaries.

It's a universal affliction of humankind, best and first described by Eibl-Eibesfeldt in Love and Hate as a genetic drive to carve up the world into "us" and "them." We are blindly loyal to whatever group represents "us" and hateful/fearful of the group representing "them." Views and beliefs are minor influences compared to this drive, but they serve as essential fig leaves that people defend viciously as the "reason" for their emotion.

In human tribal prehistory, this trait conferred a critical survival advantage. In the era of industrialized war, WMD, and political economy, it's only a matter of time before it leads to self-immolation.

Remember, the most certain marker of a bigot is her/his outrage at someone pointing out that s/he is a bigot. That also earns you instant status as one of whom they consider "them," served with all the trimmings.