Has General Discussion Been Hostile to Religious Believers recently?

[Yo_Mama]

294. Mostly fair points, I think.

Personally I think that a lot of this amounts to a fixation on the part of the individuals involved, and I just ignore (by passing them by, I don't put people on ignore) the majority of those threads or comments.

I have begun to rethink that slightly, because one thing that struck me during the French attacks was how deeply so many misunderstand Islam. They neither understand those who would resort to that type of attack nor the majority who wouldn't, and because they understand neither, they don't understand how society can confront this without resorting to extremes.

So perhaps letting these cartoonish stereotypes stand unchallenged is not the best tactic. That's why I responded to this poll.

But I don't have a lot of time, and I certainly can't waste what time I do have interacting with people who don't seem to be here to learn but rather to bash. I don't understand what's going on in their heads. Those types are few, however. It's those without faith but without the anti-faith monkey riding their backs that I think might want to hear from those with faith, because they may need understanding of it in the current climate.

As to the person who went to the religious forum and posted as you stated, I really don't find that offensive. The truth is that I don't respect that person's beliefs, or rather, the need to slam them in others' faces. But I do respect the person who holds those beliefs, so I think that was an attempt at outreach rather than attempt to insult or denigrate.