on another fundamental right: consenting adults should be able to practice whatever religious beliefs they want in the privacy of their own church, without having to worry that one of the faces in the pews could be a Pharynguloid infiltrator who’s come to steal the Savior.

I’ve heard of the first right, but the second right (in bold) I haven’t seen before. Getting the cracker absolutely did not infringe on any rights to practice religion. Why is someone who doesn’t believe this shit spouting such nonsense? I’m not sure if it even qualifies as theft as the cracker is freely given.

consenting adults should be able to practice whatever religious beliefs they want in the privacy of their own church, without having to worry that one of the faces in the pews could be a Pharynguloid infiltrator who’s come to steal the Savior.

Are people entitled to private worship? That doesn’t make sense to me. Isn’t a primary objective of nearly every religion to convert everyone else? Doesn’t that mean (in theory at least) they have to have those dirty heathens in the room?

He did nothing illegal, he committed no crime. But he DID commit a “sin” and in doing so he damn sure made a valid point. I agree with Mattmon. It’s far too often that we irreligious peeps fall into the “why can’t we all just get along” trap. The ugly fact is, the respect only goes one way in this world. I don’t see xians going out of their way to be respectful of my non-beliefs, but I can’t even voice my opinions in public without suffering major backlash.

I say, good on ya, PZ!