re: #29 Walter L. Newton

No, Walter.

There is an enormous difference between people who believe in god and yet do not think that governance should be based on those belief, and those, like Barton, who do.

Furthermore, there is a huge difference between people for whom their belief is metaphysical, not denying science in any way but instead positing an unprovable ‘other’ nature to existence, and those who reject science because it conflicts with their belief.

I don’t know why you want to conflate these different aspects of religious people. It is rather tone-deaf of you to do so; it’s the kind of thing that makes people feel that atheism, itself, is a religion. If your analysis of religion can’t tell the difference between, say, Reine, and David Barton, your analysis isn’t worth much.