Well, if there are people still wanting to talk, it doesn't make sense to close down a thread just because somebody asked. We accept requests for thread closure, talk about it, and then make a decision.
This thread has been distasteful to me from the very beginning - even the enclosure of the word 'churches' in quotes rubs me the wrong way.

But hell, anti-religious bigotry is the law of the land at Mudcat. After all, says the Conventional Wisdom, it's only right to insult people who practice religion, since they're such a horrible blight on humankind.

Bullshit.

I have felt insulted by almost every religion thread at Mudcat.

-Joe Offer-