Politics, like the African plain, is a zero sum game, and produces as much savagery as the Serengeti. If one group cannot outright defeat the other, it must enlist the support of neutral third parties. Gaining allies is accomplished by arousing noncombatants into an anger against the other side. Arousing anger is best accomplished by blaming the other side for atrocities. Success, or survival, always comes at the expense of other groups, and the poor victims.
Blame is a macabre game of musical chairs.
It is the law of the political jungle. Assigning political blame is often as lethal, swift and as savage as the massacre itself. The unfortunate party left holding the blame must bear the weight of blood guilt and be banished from our society like an Old Testament scapegoat. Christians must resist the siren song to lure ourselves into alliances with the combatants in the culture war. Our faith, our message, our mission transcends politics.