[george wythe]

Merely stating this point (which I think should be obvious) because I sense (rightly or wrongly) that there is a proposed dividing line, lumping all evolutionists into the atheist camp, and all Christians into the creationist camp.

Ditto.

The great chasm is between nasty and angry posters on one side and polite and forgiving posters on the other side.

There are Christians on both sides of the evolution/creation debate, and there are people of good will on both sides also.

This artificial characterization of evolutionists=atheists and creationists=Christians is a cheap debating technique used by these posters who cannot abide by the forum rules.

[gore3000]

This artificial characterization of evolutionists=atheists and creationists=Christians is a cheap debating technique

No it is not. Most of the problem evos are self-proclaimed atheists. Don't see any atheists in the anti-evolution side either. To Christians God is the creator of all things including life and man. Evolutionists deny that so any Christian who sides with Darwinian evolution is denying the prime tenets of his faith.

[tpaine]

The great chasm is between nasty and angry posters on one side and polite and forgiving posters on the other side.
There are Christians on both sides of the evolution/creation debate, and there are people of good will on both sides also.
This artificial characterization of evolutionists=atheists and creationists=Christians is a cheap debating technique used by these posters who cannot abide by the forum rules.
2,579 -GW-

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Well said..
And the remedy is evident.

Impartially enforce the 'forum rules', and put these threads in the Religion forum.