I agree. The problem as I see it is people “Don’t know what they believe� therefore they have no passion or convictions.A man with a passion and conviction will overcome a man with a preference every time. If we don't have one already, we need to get a passion and conviction for what we believe and it will have to be stronger than the passion of those who seek to overcome us (whether it be the Anti-Gunners or whomever).
Our great country was founded on freedom of beliefs; this also includes a freedom not to believe in anything at all.
And often, those who have a strong belief have no idea “Why� they believe the way they do.
As a Christian, I had to stop and ask myself this question years ago, “Why do I believe� and “What is my belief based on�. For example: if I believe in the Bible, as a Christian, are those beliefs based on what it really says, or what someone told me it said?
Once answered the passion and convictions in my beliefs had a foundation.
So it is with many Americans, they are not sure what they believe, even the ones who claim to be Christians, Muslims, etc.
Just my 2 cents.