[snomad]

The shot at religion was unnecessary and does not help your point. FYI, I'm agnostic, but anti-religious bias and attacks is no better than racially or gender based attacks.

Also, science is pretty broad. I'm guessing you mean medical science. Social science, depending on area, may agree with the keep illegal stance.

[jliptzin]

I have to disagree with you on that. Attacking religious beliefs is strictly better than racial or gender based attacks. You can't choose your sex or race, but you can choose whether to join (or to leave) a cult and uphold the often ridiculous beliefs that go along with that. People should be berated when they attempt to force upon others the beliefs of their preferred religion which are founded on nothing more than blind faith, science be damned.

[0xfeba]

> anti-religious bias and attacks is no better than racially or gender based attacks.

Why? Why does religion deserve a reserved spot against criticism that race and gender rightfully share?

It's one thing to berate a religious follower, but another to criticize the religion itself.