The current stereotype of republicans just is not as extreme as many would have you believe. When I go to church (baptized Methodist, member Lutheran [got to love that whole German beer thing], currently attend Presbyterian [pastor is a genius]) I just do not find these extremists. Maybe it is the community, but the guy or gal in the pew next to me if very often a PhD. nuclear physicist or a chemist who is not big on ID or the creation story is an explanation of why we are here, not how we got here.