As an atheist, even I know that there are plenty of self-identified Christians who aren’t hateful bigots. My younger sister lives in Alabama, where her husband’s family is from and still resides. They are all very progressive southerners who are pro-gay and anti-racist and are quite vocal about it. They really do exist. That said, I am an Arizona native, and so I am more aware than some that some regions just produce shittier people than others. Not that there aren’t plenty of awesome people in Arizona, particularly in the quite progressive Central Phoenix areas, but you know, it’s still Arizona.
