Yes, Terry, the Christian Chrch has done some really evil things but I don't think they burn people now. However it was only recently that Hindus burned some christian missonaries in India. Religion is very unforgiving. That is why there has to be separation of church and state. The smacking thing is having a brief flurry here. I think that anyone who thinks it is OK for a grown person to whack into a small child should do so in public, then we would see how much support there really is for what some people call "loving chastisement." It's silly rubbish and indicates failure on the part of the adult to adequately control themselves.

We will just have to be more watchful that we do not allow ourselves to disenfranchise people in the name of god, or "security"---but that is another topic. And I am off the topic of does god exist. I say it doesn't matter if he/she/it does!