Thank you Dana and Ackrogirl. You are so right! There are other forums for political debate...just not here. It's not about not having opinions, it's about finding the correct venue to air one's views. This is a quilting board and we ought to strive to keep religion and politics out of the mix. Name calling is not respectful or polite, and the first rule of this board says "please be polite" (see "Help" at the top of page.) So maybe now we can all finally move on to another thread!!! There are so many interesting quilting topics to talk about!