BillD is much too smart and kind a man to 'hate' a religion. His remarks have unfailingly been considered and polite. Forceful at times, but such is often the nature of argument.
Dewey, pardon me for saying, but on the best intellectual day of your life you could only ever win an argument with BillD if he agreed with you to begin with.
If the original title was as posted in blue above, then it bloody well should have been changed, IMO.