Let me pose a hypothetical here....
Let's imagine, Pat Robertson was a little nuttier than he already is, and oh... about 20 years ago, he started preaching Christian Jihad! Inciting Christian followers to commit acts of terror against those who don't follow Robertson's Christian teachings. Now, while Robertson's fanatics are out there blowing shit up and killing innocent people, other prominent Christians, like Mike Huckabee and Billy Graham, aren't really condemning the acts, they are saying it's sad and unfortunate, but they remain mostly complacent about it. Christian schools all across America are now teaching Robertson's fanatical beliefs that Christians must kill all who don't believe, and this is a mandate from God.
In such a scenario, do you think the left would be defending Christianity? Would christie be explaining to us how it wasn't Christianity to blame for Robertson's fanaticism? Somehow, I just don't think that would be the sentiment, if this were a Chrisitan Jihad.