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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 2643858" data-attributes="member: 29014">I don't think it's just that.  I'm an atheist, but I'm not bothered by people who post something religious, and I would never report such a post.  However, I think (and this is my guess from real life anecdotal evidence) that there are probably more religious people who are bothered by anything atheistic than there are atheistic people who are bothered by anything religious.  Where it makes me a bit uneasy is where some people in this thread have said that if an atheist is bothered by religious posts, it is their fault, whereas it is not the case for a religious person bothered by atheistic posts.  This seems to be a double-standard, although it is not the one I have seen in general on ENWorld, and indeed, from what I've seen, moderation is usually quite fair and balanced in both directions, though admittedly I haven't seen it often.In an ideal world, all atheists and religious folks would be like me, and everyone would be open to all other religions and none of us would be bothered by posts about others' religions, but sadly, we do not yet live in this world.  The people who run ENWorld know this, and they know that religious differences can lead to flamewars, and thus they have made the rule banning religion.I think we should support them in this, and leave it to the individual posters who are upset to report the offending post.  I know it probably won't be me, and perhaps something that nobody reading the thread finds offensive will slip by, but that's okay.</blockquote>

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