Mainstream Christianity took a wrong turn 30 years ago when the "Prosperity Doctrine" began making its way into the churches.  Then the resurgeance of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" somehow became part of the mantra and not only did selfishness become acceptable, but somehow for many "The Christian Way."

Also it seems to me that it is those who want "small government" that also want to impose the most rules on society.  We say we support our troops, yet we do so little for our returning veterans.  We are supposed to heal the sick and help the poor if we are trying to emulate Christ, yet the right wants to cut cut cut programs that do this.  We say we are against abortion, yet we resent things like free school lunches which may be the only decent meal some poor children get that day.  We defend the corporations that took jobs out of the country to get out of paying a living wage to their fellow Americans and we say it was the greed of the worker, not the greedy corporation that caused this.  We revere the rich and don't want them to pay their fair share of taxes, crying that the rich pay enough already.  Yes, they pay a lot, but not the same percentage the working class pays. 

I still consider myself a Christian, yet I think most people who call themselves have their values all twisted and that what they believe is nearly the opposite of what Christ taught us.  We ARE