olddude, Calm Down!!

Why are you feeling so attacked? Why are you seeing hatred and bigotry in every other post here? Perhaps a good technique for you would to respond very specifically to specific statements, instead of making blanket comments. That way, you might actually find out that people aren't putting you down before you start blasting away. I get the feeling that there is a whole other side to this conversation that is only taking place in your head. I'm afraid you're responding in the external world to the internal dialog.

And if you don't get off the "atheism is a religion" thing, I will start attacking you. But I'll do so because you're being a jerk, not because you're a Christian.

John