Why are we even debating the merits of this mean-sprited, bigoted diatribe? Is it because our post-Christian civilization accepts, and even condones, bigotry towards Christianity? Would we discuss the philosophical merit of a similar screed against Jews, Blacks, homosexuals, Asians, etc.? Are we saying that liberty and license are synonymous? Having the freedom to pen hateful things about Christianity does not automatically confer a status of legitimacy upon such venom. It's not OK to cloak this bigotry against the Church in some respectable veneer. Just as a bigot rarely sees his own bigotry for what it is, the pompous, pseudo-intellectuals who loved this quote are not fooling anyone. Shame on you.