Why are there so many churchy people here.

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I consider it a personal plus to have been raised an atheist. I had no need to rebel against it all - to break the surly bonds of faith that chain one's soul as it were. Religion is neither good nor bad to me - just irrelevant to my life.

Yes, you were very fortunate in that respect, as in all things, Torie.

But fear of religion is not the same thing as a 'need to rebel against it'.  It is also irrelevant to me in a personal sense, but I find it terrifying politically.