I myself don't care much for southern (tele)vangelists, but that doesn't color my judgment in this case. I believe you have divined the wellspring of sinkspur's animus, however.
This issue is driving a wedge between people, deep and hard. But isn't that what Jesus Christ said would happen?
"But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law."
Atheists have nothing to fear in their persons and property from Christians. Not so, Christians from atheists. We will continue to speak out boldly, and they will try to imprison us. It is already happening.
And sinkspur will squat on his toadstool and croak out denials thrice that he ever knew what as at stake.
Kevin, you've been here four years, and you still don't have the common decency to ping me to a post in which you attempt to defame me, so I can defend myself.
I learned my Christianity from my momma, and she taught me to never talk behind someone's back.