Thank you for your thoughts, Alex. Every writer has their schtick and mine is the irreverant mixing of humor, facts, and knowledge. Academia is not my audience, everyday people are. I am not so much concerned with nuance (which is just another way to excuse a lie). As a Libertarian, yes, all gov'ts are evil. The shame is that you think eveyone who discusses theology from their own points of view is a demagogue or needs to be an academic. Not true. Thanks for reading.