Reply #11: So, you really think the first time those ideas appeared was in the bible, huh?

[trotsky]

Alrighty then. No sense in wasting any more time pointing out history to you.

Is it too much to ask posters to imagine the impact of their words on sincere progressive Democratic-voting Christians when they write, so as not turn some wonderful welcome energy away from DU?

I have seen horrible, nasty things written about atheists here too. And I'll even give you a link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4365017#4365080

Does this make me worry that DU is scaring off non-believers? Nope. It's a freaking obscure anonymous discussion board on the Internet. We have intense arguments on just about EVERY subject - and so what? It is only when the topic turns to religion that we are admonished about needing to put on the kid gloves and defer to this glorious force that (as people like you apparently believe) is the font of all that is liberal and good and pure.

No, it's when people like you have to start breaking out the THREATS (oh, horrors, Christians will vote for Sarah Palin because they read a mildly disrespectful post on an anonymous message board!) that I know where the truth lies.