I'm not going to get into an argument over this, but I get the feeling that what I have written is being misinterpreted.

LR, I don't read USA Today. I have a pretty clear idea of what's going on in the world and I trivialize nothing. What set my teeth on edge was the use of the word "inconvenience" and I was reacting to that. There are various degrees of abomination, but I wouldn't characterize any of them as "inconveniences." I think that trivializes them.

And McGrath, I intended to insult and provoke no one. Allah, God, Yahweh, whatever name you wish to use, I am fully aware that they all refer to the same. I was referring to this specific situation, and if someone feels insulted and provoked because of my objections to the way women are currently being treated in many parts of the world, and have been for centuries, by Muslim, Christian, or whatever, then so be it! I'll take the hit.

Don Firth