Atheism is a GS requirement

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GS has always been a place where you can have any beliefs and it has always been respected (disagreed with in discussion yes) but the person has always been respected if they show the same courtesy, this thread is showing me this may not be the case anymore, ive been on GS a very long time (this is my second spell) religion has always been contentious subject but I hope we don't go down the route of making people leave because of it

Not taking any issue with what you said Matty, I backed up to the OP and want to quote it here with some emphasis....and things from other thread by Gilhooly

[SIZE="2"]My name is John Marren. I was born and lived with pagan beliefs. There are members of GS who maintain a policy of ridiculing gays who believe in God. I wrote private emails to one young member who quit GS after being humiliated in posts by atheists. I declare Jake as the CEO of GS and Beaux is the COO. I will look for a better site to blog on. Vladimir Putin is a proud atheist. I was a God believing US Marine. Good bye and good luck. Jake is a Shao Lin priest. His real name is Grasshopper.

My best friend, Tom Bolenbaugh, died 12/8/97. I have seen him a few times since he died.... He said the alternative to heaven was NOTHING. If we are atheists or show no consideration for others, we go to NOWHERE. ...NOTHING can change..... I can pass a polygraph on everything I write. I could levitate as a child. I loved to jump into the body of a condor in the Andes...... I live my life in accordance to the rules set down by a prophet called Mrs. Gallagher. She died in 1963. I regularly enjoy the company of the dead...... When I met Tom on 6/21/68, I offered him a thousand dollar bill or my friendship. Tom grinned and set fire to the bill. ........
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Now my comment? Read the fine print in my signature line below.

This has nothing to do with religion. It has everything with the words below.