I'll say this on the topic of religious disucssions- I thought most of them died out before the user base started shrinking significantly, but perhaps I am mistaken on that count. I know that I was away from the board for quite a while (due to it being blocked at work and then getting distracted when I was at home and able to access the board).

As mentioned, I've always valued this place for the ability to speak freely about strong beliefs without people getting offended, but perhaps my value didn't exactly accurately reflect everyone's feeligns. If anything I've said has done harm to this BBS, I am truly sorry for that.