Mark, no offense taken. But I wonder if you misread my first sentence. It is clear that you and I cannot think alike on this matter. There wouldn’t be much use in itemizing all the points in your post above that I differ with you on or take issue with. Whatever I write is not going to change your mind, and I don’t see an indication that you’re even interested in trying to understand the opposing point of view. You didn’t acknowledge the primary point I made in my previous post, and instead you continued in the same vein.

It is a sad fact that, in my view, many (purposely not quantified) adherents of religious faiths (and I’m carefully being all-inclusive here) have perverted that faith’s tenets in various ways. You’ve complained bitterly about some of them. This sad fact gives religion a bad name. There are still many good people who disagree with you without being disagreeable. (And no, I’m not suggesting that you were being disagreeable in that post.)