My deepest sympathy for the way you were raked over the coals recently at T19 (“Many Evangelicals Struggle with the Choice of Sarah Palin”). It was a masterpiece of understatement when you finally said:
This thread is not proving productive nor is it a good witness.
It’s just awful to see such terrible departures from civility amongst Christians, much less than a complete flight from the deeper Christian virtues of gentleness, tenderness, charity, humility, and forgiveness. It must have been miserable for you. And certainly as you say it isn’t a good witness to the outside world.
Anyway, my deepest sympathy to you.