"...though I doubt if they're really that significant compared to the total of younger, more able-bodied, haters."

             To be sure there are many more younger ones, but the over-eighty guys might feel they have less to lose. They might be a few ticks away from becoming suicide bombers.


    "...von Brunn... has characterized Christianity as an evil conspiracy."


             It can certainly be used for evil purposes, and has been.