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Agreed. I've long thought that it's much more the case that a person's religion is a function of their values, not the other way around.

Or, put another way, if a person's religion conflicts with their values (including prejudices), which one is more likely to give first?

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You don't have to wonder. I have been hearing about several recent church schisms over certain folks thinking the church had become too accepting.

This is literally an example of individuals choosing their religion based on their own values. Folks on one side of the schism might criticize folks on the other side of the schism for not being true Christians, but it's ultimately a dispute over "Thou shalt not lie with another man," versus "Love thy neighbor."

As a resident of the bible belt: Their values go first, and it isn't even close. There is no hate like christian "love".

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