"It is one thing to be in a cultural war, another to do things to exacerbate it in unnecessary ways--and be proud of it in the process."

Naturally, I and any other Bible-believing Christian would agree with this truism. However, with respect and honesty, I think this is a strawman. (And if one doesn't think this is a strawman, then the immediate challenge forthwith would be for folks to explicitly name those Christian leaders and Christian organizations that are exacerbating the cultural war in unnecessary ways and are also proud of it in the process. Indeed, responsible integrity demands that accusations of prideful and unnecessary exacerbation be levied towards those conducting it. Are any signers of the Evangelical Manifesto willing to identify the ones that they want to fling the first stone at?)

And with respect to your comments on Martin Luther and Athanasius, would the Evangelical Manifesto and their signers embrace them despite their strengths, flaws, and weaknesses? Or would the drafters of the Manifesto ask people who are similar and like Martin Luther and Athanasius in temperament and behavior to NOT sign the Manifesto? Your response wasn't clear. For I do believe that Martin Luther and Athanasius was not just contending against flesh-and-blood, but also against spiritual forces. Not only that, but that God also blessed them and their steadfast servanthood as despised cultural warriors tremendously.