Christian Double Standards!

Working at a Christian Bookstore, I have access to a lot of christian stuff. I get to see a wide rang of spiritual ideas, a large variety of Christian Thinkers and information that covers all sides of the Spectrum (from Piper to Wright, Osteen to Strobel, Chan to Bell). Usually I agree with, or can at least tolerate what they are saying, but every once in a while I will come across something that frustrates me. Something that actually makes me slightly ashamed of being a Christian. I'm going to give a few examples. First of all, Brad Stine (a Christian Comedian).
Yes, I realize being a comedian means that you can say what you want as long as its funny...and I'm usually pretty tolerant of comedians because I know a lot of it is just a show or an act. But Brad Stine seems to make it his agenda to push his beliefs. I have to admit, I usually don't like Christian comedians because they feel the need to preach all the time with just a few jokes thrown in. Honestly, the only Christian comedian that I enjoy is Tim Hawkins because he does a great job of not pushing his faith or his beliefs, and just tells good clean comedy (which happens to be about making fun at the church). Seriously, check him out because he is hilarious and may in fact change your perception of Christian comedians. Anyway, back on point...
There are a few clips of Brad's that I could show, but I chose this one:



I will admit that he does somewhat have a point about being offended by the truth. I'll give him that one, however I think he fails to remember that the main people who were offended by Jesus was actually the religious people. It wasn't the Samaritans or even the Romans who really killed Jesus...it was thew Religious leaders of that day (yes, the Romans were the ones to actually crucify him, but they didn't really have a problem with what Jesus was saying generally). Brad, in another clip which I couldn't find, also talks about how America was built as a Christian nation so therefore needs to stay a Christian nation. Ok Brad...that sounds good...but by that theory, does that not mean that countries that are Muslim, or Hindu need to stay Muslim or Hindu? No, of course not, because Muslims and Hindu's are wrong right Brad? I'm sick of the double standard Christians have. I hate how we want everyone to be tolerant of us (because we are the best, and only right religion), but we refuse to be tolerant of others. Why does it matter if a cashier at Wal-Mart says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"? Does it affect your faith that much?
Anyway, I'll move on from him for now and go on to one other thing that I read that kind of got me thinking about more Christian double standards. I was reading in Christianity Today an article about a Sportsnet Radio host who tweeted about his beliefs on the sanctity of marriage and then was fired by Sportsnet the next day. And, granted, that is kind of disappointing that a man can't tweet about his personal convctions and still keep his job (at a Sports radio station at that), but when I stopped to think about it, I realize that again, we have this double standard in the church.
I know of a lot of churches and pastors who have split, or been fired because of personal beliefs. A pastor who perhaps sides with Rob Bell and "Love Wins" gets fired from a church, or a pastor who maybe questions the treatment of homosexuals in the church is booted from the congregation. And then, when someone in the secular world gets fired because of their personal convictions its "anti-Christian". I'm not saying that churches shouldn't fire pastors or let members of the congregation go who have extremely different opinions and convictions (nor am I saying that they should), but I am saying that if churches continue to do that, then we have to be ok with other places doing that as well. Which brings me to my last point, and this one I actually was really pleased with and excited by reading it.
A Canadian christian magazine, Faith Today, wrote about how a school in ontario was allowing muslim students to go into the cafeteria at lunch to pray and do whatever other religious rites they needed to do. I was expecting the author of the article to bash this school, and say that there is no place for that, but she refused to do that (yes, it was a woman author and a Canadian magazine...I didn't plan on that, but thats just the way it is). Instead, she talked about how the school wasn't forcing anyone to go to the cafeteria and pray towards mecca...that it was simply giving the muslim students their religious freedom. She also reminded the reader that most schools allow Christian students to gather and have bible studies or prayer time during lunch if they desire (such as ISCF, 30 Hour Famine, Meet you are the Pole etc.). I remember being in elementary school and watching Jehovah Witness students excuse themselves from the classroom during the National Anthem. It doesn't take much to accomodate. It doesn't mean you have to agree with the students beliefs, but you can show that you accept them and want to give them the freedom they need. So no,we don't say the Lord's Prayer at the start of the school day...but that's ok (because why were we forcing EVERY student regardless of religious beliefs to pray a Christian prayer).
Anyway...I'm sick of the Christian double standard, is what I am trying to say. I'm sick of us placing our beliefs above everyone else, and wanting everyone to accomdate us, but refusing to accomodate others. I'm not meaning we need to shy away from the truth, but we need to present the Truth in a way that is inviting, loving and accepting. Brad Stine needs to take his own advice and stop getting so offended at everything, and just live his life like Christ did: with Sacrificial Love.