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Speaking for myself only, I don't "hate god." I also don't hate the easter bunny, the tooth fairy, santa claus, the Loch Ness Monster, the abominable snowman, Thor, Vishnu, Ra, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, Zeus... you get my point. I can not hate something I firmly believe never existed.

I assure you, if I lived in a muslim nation, or any other country in which a predominant religion muddled the minds of men, I would direct most of my criticism upon that particular religion's followers. It just so happens I live in the US, and fundamentalist and evangelical christians are the most vocal religious group here.

If your religion comforts you, good. I would never want to take that away from you. I simply speak out when (in this thread's case) a christian worldview (ie. creationism) interferes with learning and real science. The solution is simple: Keep religion in places of worship. Is that so difficult?

By the way, I often find the convenience of christianity compelling. That is, whatever comes down the pike can be twisted and refined to fit the so-called prophesies. Fascinating.

Thank you so much for sharing your views!

I understand that if you lived in a Muslim nation and attempted to direct criticism to their faith, you would not last very long.

Keep religion in places of worship. Is that so difficult?

If you have followed my posts on these threads, you would realize that I believe that no ideology should be taught K-12 in public schools. I extend that to include both multiple universes from multiple quantum fluctuations and punctuated equilibrium.

IMHO, much of the rancor between evolution and creation could be avoided by removing the randomness terminology from K-12 and replacing it with discussions of environmental niches and the ilk. That would leave all forms of ideology off the plate K-12, public funding.