[fml]

Would you be defending him so much if he had asked for the Jews or Islamics to share their views or are you in his corner because he was Christian? I don't want a pilot, teacher, waitress or neighbor to trap me into a converstion meant to defend my religious believes or try to sway someone else in theirs. As someone said in another thread and mothers have been saying for years - religion and politics are not topics to discuss in polite company.

[jim35]

"...Would you be defending him so much if he had asked for the Jews or Islamics to share their views ..."

Yes to the first, no to the second. Like I said in 2 other posts, since we are at war with islamics, I would not like it at all from muslims. But Jews, Buddhists, and ANY other religion, I'd have no problem with. I just wouldn't raise my hand. If it was a muslim, I'd just raise the middle 1/5 of one hand.

[jim35]

"...As someone said in another thread and mothers have been saying for years - religion and politics are not topics to discuss in polite company..."

Are you saying that you're not in polite company? I think we'd be well advised to ignore that particular piece of wisdom. Or maybe we should just shut our mouths, and be good little sheeple?