Agree about the excellent retorts. My comment today is where is the debate? Why the hyper-sensitivity in our culture today? Our culture is teaching our kids to be SO tolerant of others that we cannot "offend" anyone. Well, as a brilliant comedian I admire once said, "PUT A HELMET ON"! I work at an AF command center and must keep an eye on the news (not a curse when you are a political junkie like me). Well, during President Reagan's funeral, many eulogists, commentators, etc., were talking about Christianity. A co-worker overheard (eavesdropped?) some discussions I had with a bro'-in-the-Lord and wrote me a scathing email about how offended she was (didn't I know she was an atheist?). She had heard that I had bad-mouthed atheists in the past (heresay? No one ever confronted me. Must have been some snide remark I made about Mr. Ludow trying to take God out of the pledge) and that if I continued she would go to the next level of managment (Funny, the guy I was talking to WAS the next level of managment). She signed off her email with a Buddhist proverb (Hmm. Wonder if that might have offended ME?). Well, after I read the email I literally looked over my shoulder at the person who wrote it (No kidding! She didn't even have the courage to talk to me face-to-face or heart-to-heart, as I pointedly mentioned when we had a closed-door, open-mind discussion). I admire you, Brad, for telling the truth in a very provocative and funny way at the risk of offending. Gosh, thinking can require a lot of energy. And YOU have a gift for making us think through our laughter. God bless you and yours.