[Sunsong]

I am semi interested in what you are saying here - but let's see what your response is to these statements:

Beliefs are extremely powerful, personally, - would you agree? Beliefs are a determinant factor in behavioral choices – would you agree?

Once people accept the belief that they are *entitled* (for whatever reason) to force others to live by their beliefs – they have started down a particular road of thinking that has to do with control and domination. Would you agree with that?

[wouldntbprudent]

Do you have beliefs?

[wouldntbprudent]

Once people accept the belief that they are *entitled* (for whatever reason) to force others to live by their beliefs – they have started down a particular road of thinking that has to do with control and domination. Would you agree with that?

No, but why would that be relevant anyway?

Even if we agree on this point, do you not see that your analysis applies to ALL ideologies? That ANYONE could believe they are "entitled to force others to live by their beliefs"---whether they are religious, environmental, vegetarianism, abortionism, whatever?

So the question remains why you are so willing to equate born again Christians with the Taliban?

Further, on what basis do you believe that even if there are Christians who believe they are entitled to force others to live by their beliefs, that they can or will gain the power to do so?

Surely, you do not equate an effort to persuade the broader public, including influencing the legal and legislative processes, with "forcing" people to abide by their beliefs?

And surely you do not equate the process of winning in the marketplace of ideas, and thereby influencing the outcome of duly established constitutional legal and legislative processes, with "forcing" people to abide by their beliefs?