Knowing most religions, most (especially true Christianity) do teach respect of others and is not a matter of going against it by being friends with others. As mentioned above, it is very mature of you to make these decisions for yourself in how we want to treat ourselves and others. We fortunately can pick our friends but not our blood family, whom we do not always agree with. Toleration and acceptance are important but are not always found. I commend you if you are making these decisions not just to spite them as JD says but out of care for your friends and discerning interest in the political views. In this case, you should feel good and will have better, stronger relationships in the long run.

I just read your next post. Fear comes in the form of hate and is vicious. It is all hate really is. I pity those that do. Keep this in mind when they say these things. It is important to educate to fight it but even then, sometimes this is impossible to do. It sounds as though this is an uphill battle. You can hold your own but know not everyone is willing to change because of their fears. It is much easier for them to continue to do what they are doing than to change.