[Rankenstein]

Originally Posted by John Scott

Horse pucky.

I see all this hatred in the world, aimed at smearing religious people, and you just got to laugh.

Imposing values on others is a trait of intolerance. Whether that intolerance be atheist, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Socialist, Communist, Islamic, or vegetarian.

Trying to smear all religious people with the paint of intolerance is a falsehood. It becomes a falsehood the minute one religious person has shown respect for the beliefs of others. And there are millions of religious people who, even when given the chance, choose to not force their beliefs on others. Of course, the Dawkins people will get some gullible people to believe that there's a Christian under every bed, just waiting to pounce, but that's inevitable. You'll always have those Dawkins type people who want to stir hatred. The thing to do is be intelligent, and not stereotype people.

OK, I can't argue with that. But take your post, change the word 'religious' in your post for 'liberal' and it's equally true, no?