Each person own's their own belief. Just because some people misinterpret or misuse that belief for their own justifications does not mean that everyone that hold's said belief is a crackpot or fanatic.
You might have experience with people claiming to be Christians, but that doesn't mean we're all like that. It's a belief that's full and rich, open to all and treats all equally, either Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, man or woman. What makes it sad (and difficult) is those people who pick and choose what they want from it as well as use scripture out of context to justify their own wants/desires. It makes them look ridiculous as well as the rest of us.
I was biting my tongue because as a rule, I don't discuss religion or politics online. In my experience, it leads to no good. But as this was Beatrix's post, and she told me to go ahead, I've said my peace.