Ah, yes, dear old Ludwig v is the best example you people could possibly choose to make your case. He loved and served his god all his life; who showed his reciprocal love & appreciation by rewarding him with the worst affliction a man of his calling could possibly suffer and left him to get on with expressing his worship the best he could for the rest of his miserable life. Why, what a dear kind old deity you poor people do believe in and choose to lavish your love on, to be sure.

Is that 'militant' enough atheism for you, just for once and despite what I said about it above? If so, sorry Jack. But don't any of you dare to accuse me of having a 'religion'!

~M~