...very well said, and thanks for posting this.
I am catholic, and have worked with a range of believers. I agree that the born againers are... (add your own description here). I watched a lot of them tear down other people for their beliefs - mine included. One in particular still drank beer (and hid that). He commented about my pot smoking. I reminded him, kindly, that hops and weed are pretty close cousins. He laughed. So, I said "when you drink are you chemically altered?" he said "well sure!". I walked away from that conversation right there. He'd make fun of the catholic services - which he had never been to for experience or perspective. He'd make fun of nuns and so on. There are nuns in my family (relatives) and I am no where near as 'pleasant' as they are when confronted and he was crossing lines like mad. But, instead of trashing him physically or otherwise, I basically told him to 'Catholic my left nut' and moved on. If course, his reply would be something like "see, MY glory makes you walk away, it's the truth and you can't stand it".
I've said it before and I'll say it again... a lot of those people are in it for family money. And, a lot of them are truly great people too. I have no problems saying that. I just don't get the 'lesser believer' sht.
