User blog comment:Jeremiah Garland/Really, Jack?/@comment-3028058-20121008060031/@comment-3028058-20121008060827

I think it's very important to respect other people's boundaries and not hound them about their beliefs being different. Everybody should be able to make their own choices about their religion and speak freely. But I just can't stand to see people get banned for talking about religion. Why is there this overabundant hate of religion on the internet? I swear, internet atheists make it their religion to hate religion...

Also, how is he "forcing religion on you"? Last time I checked, the Spanish Inquisition was over. If you don't want to listen to him, don't, he's not forcing anything on you. If anything you're forcing that he can't express his views.

To Jack: From my experience in watching stuff like this play out, you can't really convince people via religious arguments and nagging to believe in God. They have to come to the conclusion themselves, so while persistence is admirable, it's not always welcome and can be ineffectual. So, trust me, they've heard you and they'll make their decision. Best you can do now is not bring it up anymore.

And admins, you CANNOT ban someone just because they are talking about religion on chat. They are not breaking any rules.