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Some encouraging stuff here.
This is the nub of the issue. Too many people - including too many atheists - see religion as fundamentally good and harmless.
Don't agree with this bit though:
People deserve respect. Beliefs and opinions do not, unless they can be justified. It is perfectly possible to show respect for a person while tearing into his/her baseless opinons and beliefs.
I have over 20 years experience as a teacher and I've written about this sort of thing before, in UK. Goodness, I nearly posted a link to my blog then...
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