Christians, what does it say about your faith that you seek to impose it on others through legislation?

I have never understood why so many right wing Christians see it as imperative that they not only believe in the doctrines of their faith, but that others espouse these doctrines, and that this should be done through our legislature so as to protect the public posting of the Ten Commandments, advocate the teaching of Creationism/Intelligent Design in public schools, and promote Christian views of uality in the clroom. Doesn’t this admit to a failure on the part of the Christian world, that they have to resort to government istance in order to change society? If you believe the Bible, Jesus always advocated a grroots approach to reaching people’s hearts and minds, by living out the Christian example, and by talking to people one on one. He never promoted that his followers should use the government to legislate their beliefs into laws. In fact, he told his followers to not further pursue those who resist the preachments of the faith, and let the consequences of their resistance inflict them with suffering on Judgment Day (Matthew 10:14-15). He never said “if they resist you, or try to censor you, go the government authorities, and insist that the they post your sermons on the walls of the Roman senate, the schools, and in the synagogues.” What does it say about you Christians, that you cannot even reach the “lost’ without government help? Furthermore, what does it say about your God, that he lacks the efficacy to express his sanctifying grace through those who profess to believe in him, so as to reach the “lost”? Also, if you believing in following Biblical tradition, as you should if you are a Bible believing Christian, why aren’t you following Jesus’ authority as expressed in Matthew 10:14-15?