Let me begin by stating that it is not my intent to limit or prohibit anyone's privilege to

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54. Who said it was about proselytizing?

Unless you consider telling religious people how stupid they are -- and how much smarter and more tolerant atheists are --- which I don't. Which is annoying when it happens. Especially when I go out of my way not to do the same.

btw, I'm religious and I get proselytized all the time. I also get told I'm stupid. Sometimes I think this is a "my group's better than your group" situation than anything else.

I think in the end I am asking for the same thing you are. To be left alone.

btw, I've actually read the book "It Can't Happen Here." I know it gets quoted a lot. Lewis was an atheist. Had no use for religion. But his atheist character (one of the heroes of the book) said he didn't publicly identify with other atheists because too many of them were no better than people out on the street corners handing out, "You Can Be Saved" pamphlets. Given who Lewis was (I've read most of his books, including Elmer Gantry) I thought that was an interesting passage.