Bill: actually some form of the Golden Rule is encapsulated in all ethical belief systems.  "The Ethic of Reciprocity -- often called the Golden Rule -- simply states that all of us are to treat other people as we would wish other people to treat us in return.  Almost all organized religions, philosophical systems, and secular systems of morality include such an ethic. It is normally intended to apply to the entire human race. Unfortunately, it is too often applied by some people only to believers in the same religion or even to others in the same denomination, of the same gender, the same sexual orientation, etc." http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm

I think it's fine that it's included in Christian teaching.  I think it would be even better if more  "professed" Christians practiced it.   For example, the Westboro Christian Church...here's their website  "http://www.godhatesfags.com/"  Many Christians are great people,  many others aren't.  how about just following that G.R