[supremedoctrine]

Brilliantly stated.
And the “self-righteous older Southern rural-state
preacher” is the precise counterpart to the self-righteous
younger Urban secularist, which is why this non-debate
“debate” never stood a chance of illuminating the issue.
No one should anticipate any “rational discussion” when attention is only paid to those whose business it is to polarize, confuse, and bewitch the issue.

[BlatherNaut]

“And the “self-righteous older Southern rural-state
preacher” is the precise counterpart to the self-righteous
younger Urban secularist, which is why this non-debate
“debate” never stood a chance of illuminating the issue.”

Also brilliantly stated. They’re just opposite sides of the same coin.

[livius]

And the “self-righteous older Southern rural-state preacher” is the precise counterpart to the self-righteous younger Urban secularist, which is why this non-debate “debate” never stood a chance of illuminating the issue.

Very, very well put.