if you want your views to be taken seriously (here or anywhere) you need to learn how to communicate them in a respectful manner

Darn it Jeff, you did it to me again. I was all set to make a lucid, cogent reply to d33zY and you beat me to it, saying pretty much what I was going to say.

An excellent example demonstrating what you say is.... you.

Your views on life and in particular religion are, I believe, minority views here on this bbs, and you have not hesitated nor held back in your expression of them. Yet, you are not labelled a troll. If anything, just the opposite. There are few people on this bbs held in as much admiration and esteem as you are.

As you said, how you say it is as important as what you say when it comes to getting your message across.

tanstaafl.