[Dimensio]

And what he is saying is "psychotic" because....? Maybe you could list the specifics of your Biblical training background as well, since you evidently are specifically judging his position as a Christian.

Actually my analysis of his psychosis (which is, admittedly an unprofessional opinion) is based on his general behaviour on the newsgroup. He has a clear persecution complex, and he feeds it constantly with his activities. One of his favourite things to do is accuse atheists of ignoring the "compelling evidence" for the existence of the Christian God. When asked to present this "compelling evidence", he darts around the issue -- his most amusing response was when someone asked specifically for him to present his evidence. He gave a one word answer: "Sure".

That was the extent of his "evidence" apparently, yet he continued to banter on as though we'd been rejecting every argument that he'd presented -- even when he'd never presented anything.

The "marital rape" issue was just one of many. He would state authoratitively that it is physically impossible for a person to rape their spouse. He was asked repeatedlywhat it would be considered if a woman was not "in the mood" (ie, sore or tired for heavy exertion during the day) on one night and her husband forced himself on her against her wishes, even though there was no evidence that she had refused him at any time in the past. He never answered.

[BibChr]

Are thre any gradations between being ugly, brutish, selfish, insensitive, inconsiderate... and committing rape?

And for clarity's sake: physical brutality is, in my questioning, a distinct issue. I'm not asking about that.

Dan