One of the reasons that the two threads are running simultaneously at such length is that
there is a growing population of non-believers, the third largest in some polls after Islam and Christianity. The true test of an atheist is to be able to express his/her views without rancor or ad-hominem but from a logically stated viewpoint. I think most atheists are pretty good at this. I see no personal need to dictate to others what to believe or stop them from going to church, synagogue, temple or mosque. That need is not what many of the atheists that I know have.

Hugo Black was brilliant as a jurist. Unfortunately, his dictum holds no great influence in America today. It's ironic to me as America becomes more "religionized" it becomes more
unethical and immoral.