Both Christianity and Islam are completely irrelevant to the modern society I live in.

The really meaningful things in my life revolve around family, science, art, literature, good food, wine, and sport. I even prefer my politics secular. Then there's Christmas and Easter. Let's not ruin them with a Jesus cult.

As usual, Irfan and other monotheistic types are having little more than a wet dream if they think religion is the be all and end of society.

Come now Irfan, apologist for the more ruthless aspects of Islamic teachings.

Christianity rubbed in your face? You should want this, as it means freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, tolerance. You DO live in a country built on it's values (i.e. all the good countries) no?

Yes yes, I know you try to taqqiya us into believing Islam is tolerant, and have bizarrely often referred to medieval Spain as an example (if they were so tolerant, why would the Spanish so badly want them gone and kick them out?) but try harder.

Jon J wrote: “The assumption that all children born to believers become and remain believers is -- thankfully -- mistaken; a good proportion of the children of believers become atheists.”

I can attest to that.

Over the years, I’ve bumped into a few of the kids I used go to church with as a child, and when we’d get to talking about church, every one of them would say that they no longer “believe in all that” and we’d often have a good chuckle together about what nonsense it all is.

This gives me confidence that religion will one day become a facet of society so small and insignificant that no one ever really hears much about it.

I suspect that there are far more 'Muslim atheists' than at first glance. The reason that they don't 'come out' is because of the psychological warfare waged on them by their own family and community.

People get angry when you touch their faith. I appreciated this article. Some time ago the phrase that God is completely 'other' resonated with me. This article moved me forward in my search for truth in a Christian context. I agree with the idea that we create our God in our own image, but struggle to fit it all together. Thank you Peter.

Oops! Sent it to the wrong place.