America doesn't need more God. It needs more atheists.

[hunter]

225. If we automatically respect all religion...

... it only encourages the shitty behavior of those who follow shitty religions that promote shitty behavior.

If your preacher-man was telling you to vote for Trump then you belong to a shitty religion. I your preacher man is telling you to torture your gay or transgender kids, or throw them out of your house, then you belong to a shitty religion. If your religion celebrates you for turning your wives and daughters into baby factories, it's a shitty religion.

I'm not saying shitty religions or people who behave in shitty ways can't be reformed, but some of them are damned stubborn, and it might not be a bad thing if these faiths that promote shitty behaviors die.

I do not support the Pollyannaish idea of religious freedom or "tolerance" as it is practiced in the U.S.A.. (Tolerance is never a good quality.)

Sometimes, in my darker moments, I think churches should be taxed and regulated the same as other entertainment venues that tend to become public nuisances, such as porn shops, strip clubs, and football stadiums.