[pct-l] Admin Note: God and the Trail

[hiker at godlikebuthumble.com (Hiker)]

This fight is so old, it is even described on the Flame Warriors pages 
(thanks for the link)

***Deacon

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/deacon.htm
Be he a Baptist, Scientologist or Zoroastrian, in the heat of battle Deacon 
will call down Divine retribution on all net sinners, and will never miss 
an opportunity to blather endlessly about his religion. Deacon is fervent 
and earnest, but seldom contributes anything of interest or substance to 
the discussion. Occasionally Tireless Rebutter or Philosopher will rouse 
themselves engage Deacon in battle, but they soon lose interest because of 
his utter predictability.


***Atheist

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/atheist.htm
Atheist is Deacon's cyber-doppelganger. Deacon and Atheist hold equally 
fervent, though diametrically opposed beliefs about religion, and both feel 
compelled to share those beliefs at every possible opportunity. Should an 
unsuspecting forum member make even a passing comment about faith or 
spirituality of any flavor, Atheist will descend like one of the Furies, 
mercilessly hectoring all of the ignorant and delusional believers about 
the sordid history of the church and the pernicious effects of religion on 
society. After a few of Atheist's anti-religious jeremiads most other 
Warriors will avoid the subject altogether, though Evil Clown may egg him 
on a little, and Philosopher may amuse himself by pointing out flaws in his 
reasoning. If a forum has the misfortune of having both Deacon and Atheist 
as members, the bickering often continues until Nanny or Admin pulls the 
plug. Bliss Ninny can also sometimes squelch the conversation by saying, 
"Well, everyone has a right to their [sic] opinion."