I back Amos on this one. I don't think it's possible to stamp out any ideas. They tend to outlive the idealist. For example, in an attempt to stamp out Nazism, it didn't work because there are active Nazis in the world today.

I am not equating Nazism with some religious people however. Far from it.
I see folks who are doing constructive work and are good people who happen to be religious. They should not be discounted but respected as people and for the good works they do.

The only solution to a rational viewpoint is through tolerance and education, not stamping out anything. This is why I think that a sensible dialogue on this issue is a solution.

Convincing viewpoints are never fostered by stamping out anything.

Frank