The donations of others who can “take the heat” enable there to be a Religion Thread for you to post on.
Without donations there would be no Free Republic.
I can take the heat just fine. However most of the time I choose not too. If this site wants donations they should look at how they treat those they wish to do the donating. Disagreement is one thing. Silencing and running off long time members for expressing a dissenting opinion then wondering where your donations have gone is quite another.