I don't think Jack is pushing "his creed" here. I haven't heard him trying to convert anyone or "save" them. I think he's simply objecting to the same few people rising like jack-in-the-boxes (no intended reference to Jts) every time the words "God" or "religion" or "spirituality" are mentioned just so they can ridicule it...and trotting out the usual extreme stereotypes in order to do so.

Hmm. Not only do you demonise a good few people who put a lot of thought into what they post as you confuse ridicule with criticism, you also get your jack-in-the-box analogy completely arse about face. You are defending the man who, almost single-handedly, starts all these fights by starting thread after thread after thread on the topic. There's your jack-in-the-box for you, not us. The only true part of the above quote is the first three words of it.