Are You Christianized?

A middle-aged white guy told me that Republicans are more Christian than Democrats. He unknowingly raised two talking points with this comment, not just the one that he thought he was raising:

1. Are Republicans more Christian than Democrats? What are the criteria? Frequency and duration of church attendance? Purity of thought? Level of tithe? Like any game, the criteria of measurement must be established in order to form a conclusion. After all, the winner of a basketball game can change by altering one simple criterion: low score wins! We have to settle on the criteria, no matter how arbitrarily, in order to proclaim a winner.
   
2. Is Christianity a pro or a con? A listener could agree that Republicans are more Christian than Democrats, yet construe that as a negative trait of Republicans. To one constituent, Christianity may represent all that is good in the human animal, while another constituent may view Christianity as the root of all evil. One constituent may believe Christianity is the light that guides us to rapture, while another constituent believes Christianity embodies the narrowness of constraints that limit our full potential. To one, Christianity means inner peace; to another, Christianity means warlike in character.