Something to believe in

I think this hits the nail right on the head:

Evangelicals have identified their movement with the culture war and with political conservatism. This will prove to be a very costly mistake. Evangelicals will increasingly be seen as a threat to cultural progress. Public leaders will consider us bad for America, bad for education, bad for children, and bad for society.

The evangelical investment in moral, social, and political issues has depleted our resources and exposed our weaknesses. Being against gay marriage and being rhetorically pro-life will not make up for the fact that massive majorities of Evangelicals can't articulate the Gospel with any coherence. We fell for the trap of believing in a cause more than a faith.

There is a balance to walking the Christian life. One cannot afford to be "so heavenly minded they are no earthly good." Secluded monks in remote orders may offer an interesting curiosity, but seldom do they influence the wider world for their Lord. On the other hand, Evangelicals fell into the trap of believing their faith was defined by their cultural and political activism, rather than the latter being an expression of the former. And in the bruising bare-knuckle world of politics, Christianity became identified by what it opposes, rather than by what it offers.

In the end, it's not about how you vote, or why you protest. It's about Who you know. And I suspect many of the loudest voices today helping brand Christianity as some tone-deaf relic of the past really don't know Him at all.