There have been a lot of threads on religion lately...

[rasputin1952]

I find it somewhat disparaging that many of these threads move toward a 'bashing' of those that express their beliefs. In some instances, I have seen baiting in some threads, and this practice I find particularly offensive.

There is a phenominal amount of talent at this site. It is one of the few places where I have, (arguably), not found any real idiots. People come here for diverse reasons, but I do not think any of those reasons are masochistic in nature.

My point is this, like a fine Lady stated in a previous thread, we should all be able to DISCUSS religion just as we discuss other items of interest.

One other item of interest in religion threads, humor is important. Just because a thread is religious in nature, does not mean it should be devoid of humor. One of the great horrors of zealot driven aspects of religion, is an obvious lack of humor. I used to call this the "Protestant Ethic", 'If someone is smiling, then BY GOD, they are guilty of something'!

There are many out there that think God might not have a sense of humor; if this were so, why is the planet left to the likes of us?
Face it, as a species, we pretty much suck.

O8) :evilgrin: