That above post was a reply to Crow Sister.

It was only superficially about religion, Smedley....like Chinese executions of dissidents are superficially about Communism...like Texan executions of prisoners are superficially about "justice".

What all of them are really about is the determination of a stiff-necked bunch of authoritarian bastards in power somewhere to have it all THEIR way at someone else's expense by excercising their privilege to kill people who don't agree with them.

Religious people are not all like that. In fact, most religious people aren't like that. Most of them don't wish to kill anyone. But what about the leaders of cruel authority systems of every kind? What about them? They have a vested interest in killing people who dissent or who present an impediment to their authority.

I am not "apologizing" for religion!!! There's nothing there to apologize FOR. I am opposing knee-jerk bigotry against entire huge sections of humanity who freely choose to believe in something you don't believe in. (and I belong to NO religion) (NOR any political party) (NOR anything collective whatsoever) I belong to the human race, and that's it, period.