Davoud wrote:

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I think that a true God would be quite tickled and very proud of
us.

I've always liked this idea.

But it boils down to this, and I want an answer, and everyone I know
who thinks like I do wants an answer. We are in no way concerned with
what Mr. Zumbo believes and practices in his church, his home, his
private life. Sure, we have a moral and legal obligation to teach Mr.
Zumbo's children the truth as best we can in the public schools, but
Mr. Zumbo also has the right to tell his children to ignore what we
teach. Now why isn't Mr. Zumbo satisfied to leave /us/ alone as well?
What drives him to try force his beliefs on the rest of us?

His religion. Sounds flippant but it's not. Part of their obligation
as evangelicals is to, well evangelize. Evangelicals are out to save
souls. To hell (literally) with whatever science, culture or species
gets in their way. It actually has a parallel in evolution, selfish
DNA. The gist is that DNA has evolved to prioritize its reproduction
through any means. Even the host organism can be sacrificed for
reproduction (black widow and some mantid males come to mind).

Shawn