>What is this stuff?

>Whilst I am not a Christian, I think some
>respect for other people's religions is in
>order. This is at best in very bad taste
>and at worst downright cruel.

The people that have been hoodwinked by this cruel, mindless
superstition deserve our respect only on a libertarian, 'live and let
live' level.  And only as long as they are able to do the same.
Otherwise, religion is fair game on many attack levels.

The religion itself has a long legacy of superstition, religious war,
religious intolerance, ideological intolerance, fear and loathing of
sexuality, homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, slavery, cruel and unusual
puinishments and a deep, ignorant lack of a justice ethic.

Pericles' ancient Greece was far more sophisticated than Christanity in
the 21st century.

Any so called virtue in Christianity is just a deceitful smokescreen for
the violent bigotry and intolerance of the fabricated religion/deity,
which plans on roasting forever all that dont adhere to Christanity. 

No amount of self-redeeming charity covers up the awful truth about
Christianity.

>We deserve a space that looks down
>upon religion as a socio/cultural behaviour
>to be studied, not as competition.

Thats what I have always done first and foremost.  Its flummoxing why
people put their reasoning faculties in the basement when they embrace
unsupportable ancient myths and superstitions.  That -should- be
addressed whenever a believer asserts their beliefs.

But after that, I see nothing wrong with shattering the integrity of an
illogical idea when that idea is presented

Dont we do that with all ideologies?  Ideas DO compete for bodies.  It
cant be ignored.

Some ideas should be wiped off the face of the earth.

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