"I note that he's not often able to answer my questions - which leads me to believe that his faith is uncritical and unquestioning."

You'd better believe it Shim. The only answers he can ever give you, are based on the crap he swallows whole from creationist websites.

He studiously avoids reading anything which might force him to think.

For Pete it's a case of "Don't confuse me with facts! I already know what I believe."

My one regret is that there will be no opportunity for any of us to say "We told you so!"