Thank you for making our point. LOL
Yeah, they are a bit of the extreme example, and you don't get many of them on GAF for long, but there are also people who believe the world to only be 6 thousand years old, and those who believe that sexual preference can be programmed. As an atheist, what level of ignorance is acceptable for me to respect?
Anyway, religion should only be half protected. Obviously lies and slanderous comments should not be tolerated, but I don't think it is okay for a person who believes things we now know to be wrong to make it through the day here and not have his or her beliefs questioned when entering a thread on religion.