I myself come from a religious background, but am now agnostic. Im open to all possibilities and respect religious viewpoints. My family is religious and I have religious friends and we get along fine. It seems these threads just serve to fan the flames of argumentation needlessly.
Fanning flames, huh?
Now where have we heard of a place that has eternal flames, which need to be tended, no doubt?
True irony if that turns out to be their sad and ultimate purpose.