> Alex Nixon wrote: > > Post Script: Christ David, you really despise religion in all of its forms. > > I have one question: Where you beaten up as a child by a group consisting of > > Christians, Buddhists, and Greco-Roman Pagans? 'Cause this really is a > > whole lot of hate over something that's easy to ignore. > > Frank Mayhar wrote... > Easy to ignore? I Don't Think So. When the President of the US (Bush > the elder) vilifies a whole set of people for not sharing his belief in > God, that's tough to ignore. When I'm confronted with the assumption of > such belief every time I turn around, simply because 99.9% of Americans > share it and assume, unthinkingly, that _everyone_ shares it, that's tough > to ignore. When I am insulted as an individual and as a member of a > minority for not believing in any kind of religion, _that's_ tough to > ignore. And on top of all that, I live in Southern California, which may > be one of the least religious areas of the US. > > "Easy to ignore?" Where have _you_ been living? I remember reading an interesting article sometime last year about trying to be an Atheist in the US. It basically concluded that while America offers people freedom *of* religion it does not seem to offer its people freedom *from* religion. I'll see if I can hunt up the reference. Baralier -- Good planning and organisation are just crutches for people who can't handle stress and caffeine. http://members.optushome.com.au/velvetspyder Costumier & Reprobate