I think people generally tend to feel bashed when someone publicly disagrees with their heartfelt beliefs. I know when I was in the process of leaving the Catholic Church, I STILL didn’t like to hear people say bad things about it, even tho I disagreed with much of what the church believed. And, people tend to want to call disagreement hate.
On the other hand, I have seen occasions where heated arguments got a little ugly. But, I see that no matter what the posters are arguing about, it’s not just Mormons or religion. I myself need to always check my heart before I post, and I admit I don’t.
I think that people tend to feel bashed when a group is written about and others feel it is their job to tell that group how wrong they are, no matter the subject of the thread.
SJackson said it perfectly and this thread is an example. This thread is not about dogma and should not be taken as an opportunity to debate that.