[Dogstar]

SmackxxxCreed, I wasn't arguing with you; I was expressing my opinion about what I perceived as a lack of respect on your part for others whose opinions are different from yours. One of the founding principles of this country was freedom of speech. I think it's important, not stupid, to hear others' opinions, if nothing else to show that we all don't have the same ideas about things and that people are indeed coming from different perspectives. Just because I don't agree with you does not mean I don't respect you. I would expect the same from you. In your first post, you did not show respect for others opinions that were different from yours. You might as well have called them idiots with that remark about praying for them to get brains. I'm not going to stifle or discard my principles and beliefs in the interest of national unity. This has nothing to do with national unity. It has everything to do with respect and tolerance.