rhetorically specious to claim that I was Chill, dude. I was offering a sincere apology. "mainstream" means not some kind of apocalypse cult Yeah, no shit.

rhetorically specious to claim that I was Chill, dude. I was offering a sincere apology. "mainstream" means not some kind of apocalypse cult Yeah, no shit. And I believe this Pentacostal church with over 7 million members worldwide would take exception to your calling them that. Talk about a specious argument. adherents of Islam irrational, violent, and brainwashed Give me a break. This is ridiculous. Wars will be stopped by increasing our understanding and acceptance of each other, not by decreasing it. I completely agree. And I think religion is too powerful a tool to sow divisions by those who wish to for whatever advantage it affords them. Your line about Islam that I snipped above, which I've never heard be used to describe Muslims in general outside of the Christian Right rhetoric, comes to mind. Take this thread as an example. I've made a simple claim that the idea of God is a powerful tool and should be, somehow, removed as a basis of political decision-making (don't ask me how, though!). Your reaction is completely over the top, including mis-representing my arguments in what I consider a hostile and divisive manner, forcing my response on a thread I would just as soon let die. Ironically, your reaction in defense of God is exactly what scares me about God.