No, 'secularist' just means 'secularist' because it's the right word. It says nothing about 'the commenter' at all. As for the word ... the 'old stodgy conser

No, 'secularist' just means 'secularist' because it's the right word. It says nothing about 'the commenter' at all. As for the word ... the 'old stodgy conservative clergyman' was apparently raised by the furthest thing from that: old-school communists, and since most people don't fully equate communism to secularism (which is effectively the case) - the description is apt, given the whole point of the thread is the nature of this guys religion, and the recent history of secularism.