Old Dude, the only preaching done on this thread has been to trash certain atheists such as Dawkins because they don't like what he said. It's one thing to disagree with his statements and ideas and another to trash him as a greedy money grubber (a lie) or other epithets, which some have done, not you.

It's quite another to examine his ideas and make intelligent criticisms of his statements without lumping him into the same category as "televangelists". This is not only patently unfair but ignoring the reason for his audience. For so long now, religion has tried to stuff its ideas down everyone else's throats sometimes with violent brute force. If there is a reaction to this, can anyone be surprised?

Where is the humility here that some Christians claim to have? Some Christians and other religions demand respect but they do so without humility and mostly with arrogance, rancor, ad hominem arguments and false accusations.

Or yes, in mocking tones. Some mockers should practice what they preach.

Can it be any wonder that less and less people are satisfied by going to churches?