> I have been reading for sometime what are derogatory comments, not about religion, but about people who are religious.
Well, when you have people who get pissy and demand that their religious notions get taught as *science,* you can expect that other people will use harsh language. And rightly so, IMO. Teaching theology as science is *massively* anti-American, and should be treated as all anti-American activities should be: start with ridicule and scorn, and go from there as circumstances call for.
I'm in agreement that theology shouldn't be taught as science.
I don't think it makes a person anti-American. I think they need better education about what science is. Which it's hard to educate someone, when you offend them in every post. Your arguments in science are strong, you don't need to do this to be effective.