Thanks for taking the time to answer. There is too little conversation between different parts of the political spectrum, too much of an echo chamber for everyone, and we end up not taking other people's interests into account.

Certainly I agree that many groups have been persecuted, and I understand how abortion could be very troubling depending on your beliefs. To me, persectution of Christians seems to be a far-off, theoretical possibility at this point, but it's too easy to downlplay risks that won't affect me. I certainly see that, in some settings, taking a religious approach to an issue would be a non-starter, so in that respect people with strong religious beliefs are marginalized.

Thanks again. It's very interesting and enlightening.