What makes us so different?

Our neighborhood market is hosting a community event today to celebrate locally grown food and goods. In essence, "Eat Local" "Local Is Better" "Sustainable Environment" etc...

And then I had a thought (it was either the sun - from stupidly hitting a bucket of golf balls in 98 degree heat - or the Starbucks double-shot on a dehydrated mind; regardless...). There are families that teach their children that protecting/saving the environment is the highest good. In fact, those families seem to always be involved in environmental protection/conservation events and efforts. It's really an integral part of their lives.

As another example, Hillary Clinton talked about a family in which the daughter (8 yrs old, maybe?) had saved for TWO years to go to Disney World. And then she decided to use that money instead to go with her mom to Pennsylvania to work for Clinton's campaign.

Where am I going with this? Simply put: Why are Christians, and specifically Bible-teaching/believing Christian parents, singled out as the "crazy Christians" or "intolerant" or "brainwashing their kids" to think only one way. Why are Christians condemned for teaching their kids to live a certain way or to have certain fundamental beliefs?

What about the environmentalists? They teach their kids that we have to protect Mother Nature and polluters/greenhouse emissions makers are evil and are to be hated. They teach them to eat organic, spurn the big-bad commercial farmers, and believe that the planet will be saved by driving on electric. As for the politcos, surely the 8 year old didn't just wake up one morning and decide that Clinton was the superior candidate - she had help from her parents' own disposition. Her parents' fervor was translated into this child's mind, changing her priorities and desires.

Not only do these parents impart their beliefs to their kids, but they teach them to recruit followers to their beliefs. They think less-highly of those that disagree with them. They hold parties, events, and gatherings, even singing songs to celebrate their ideologies.

But they are celebrated. They are said to be teaching their kids to be forward-thinking, independent, pioneers. While in fact, they are just imposing their own worldview on their kids.

So I ask again - what makes us different? Bring your own answer (I know mine) - it's just food for thought.

[ps - 1. I make a lot of generalizations; I admit. Just making a point. And 2. I'm not against eating organic, or sustainable, or anything like that. =) ]