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You're not posting in Fundyland. The Qur'an doesn't frighten us. Most atheists know, since they've researched religion more than most believers, that the Qur'an and the Bible share a lot of text. In other words, they're largely the same book.
Spoodles wrote: "And why do you assume God needs us to worship Him? This actually brings up a very interesting point, that few in the West know about (and, for that matter, Muslims themselves). Forget for a minute the tired old stereotypical crap you hear about Islam from your MSM ... for those that actually investigate and read the Qur'an, there are passages that reflect on this very idea of worship"
I assume most of Salon's atheists are familiar with the Bible and Qur'an passages that encourage private worship. So, whereas I was being snarky about worshipping in the closet and employing the language of the homo-bigots, I was also referencing the alleged word of God about faith best being a private affair. Many alleged believers do flaunt faith with jewelry, bumper stickers, and displaying that instrument of torture, the cross, atop steeples. There are no equivalents for atheists. Because it quacks and walks like compensation, it's likely compensation.
