I know a lot of Christians who lean to the left, and others who are left or right of center and are tolerant and accepting. so I don't mean to paint all Christians with a broad brush, and others who are less tolerant but don't think politics and religion should interact. I did say "Republicans," though. Nowhere in my post did I say this was a general Christian trend. And I feel totally fine generalizing about "Republicans," since no one in this thread seems to mind the generalizations made about "Democrats."
Eighty percent of Evangelical Christians turned out for President Trump because they decided they don't care about adultery, or rape, or vulgarity, or compassion, or empathy. Sure, they voted for someone who is un-Christian. That doesn't mean they weren't religiously motivated. The two issues that matter most to these Christians are abortion and the legalization of gay marriage. Pres. Trump promised a Supreme Court justice who would oppose such issues, and even look into overturning Roe v. Wade. His moves towards banning transgender folk from the military excite such voters in the same way. I think these voters made a hypocritical choice, and decided to vote according to their attachments to certain religious commandants over others.
I do see how the case with the baker is an instance of the left legislating against certain religious values. That does seem like a slippery slope to me, when people are compelled by to act against their conscience. It is unfair for that man that the leftists came crashing down on him like that. Luckily for him, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to allow him to the right to refuse such service.
On the issue of abortion and reproductive rights, as a man, I think that religious sentiment that threatens institutions like Planned Parenthood and a woman's access to safe abortion procedures is dangerous, and unfair. Planned Parenthood has countless detractors, but I think the fact that they provide so much more than abortion is totally overlooked when people are on warpath against them. They provide cancer screenings, safe sex and contraceptive information, and other essential healthcare options to both men and women. I also don't think at all that women just go around getting abortions because they are more convenient than birth control.
The problem in many states is that our young people are denied the proper education to avoid getting pregnant, and in addition, denied access to safe abortions which could stop their lives from getting derailed entirely. When proper sex education is delivered to young people, poverty rates fall. "Abstinence-only" education in places like Texas does not stop people from having sex, but it does impede them from doing so without major consequences. People are NEVER going to stop having sex as teenagers. The impulses are too strong, and people should get the tools to first practice safe sex instead of being told to repress what is one of the most fundamental human urges.
Christians are absolutely entitled to feel and express their beliefs, but I think it is wrong that the safety and livelihoods of our young women should be threatened by these beliefs working their way into our political system. There are far more important issues to litigate between conservatives and liberals. We are too divided when we focus on those specific social issues that only pertain to Christian or other traditionally Abrahamic morality.