A common reason given by many who claim to be 'Christian' is 'biblical principles'. Not Christian principles but biblical principles. Many of these so called evangelicals are nothing more than con-men (con-people).    Little Hawk's comment comes much closer to 'Christian principles'. Jesus was plagued by 'legalists'. Paul was plagued by 'legalists'. Today the legalists justify themselves by 'biblical principles'. Just as the legalists of former times they choose some principles and ignore the ones that really matter. It makes me just a little sad to think that Billy Graham, one evangelical besides Jim Wallis, who has managed to gain and keep my respect is now speaking under the veil of 'biblical principles'. How anyone can read either the Four Gospels or Paul's letters and come to the conclusion that anti-abortion and fear of homosexual behavior are the only two or either most important 'biblical principles' is beyond me.