Ten minutes, gone forever. Sigh.
And no one to blame but myself.
Tris
I’ll go ahead and jump on the dog pile here.
Valteron, you’re a jerk. You’re wound up tighter than a kite spool. Lighten up! Drink a little, maybe. It’s Christmas, man!
For the record, Valteron has indicated that he is a recovering alcoholic, so while the jibe may have been intended good-naturely, it is probably something any future posts on this topic should avoid.
In my defense, I did say “a little”. 
It’s about a half-hour late, but nevertheless:
Valteron, Merry Christmas. Jesus loves you.
I guess so.
Oh, get down off your pagan pentacle. We need the chalk.
Valteron, it doesn’t have to continue to be like this. If you can’t pull yourself together, ask for help. There’s no disgrace in asking. Try to get some nourishing food, plenty of sleep, fresh air, some exercise, and a shower. Clear your head as best you can. Talk it out if you need to.
I used to stick my head in a basin of ice water to try to calm down. Got the idea from watching Paul Newman movies. Whatever works for you…
And here’s my beef with this approach.
In this life I’ve seen very sensible and honorable atheists. And I’ve seen the opposite in atheists. Those who turn their lack of religion into a new dogma and ram it in people’s faces.
And if chafes.
And it only hurts the cause of atheism as it perpetuates the myth of immoral and angry atheists trying to “oppress” the theists.
I’m an atheist. So long as what you believe doesn’t force me to do anything different than I care to… I don’t care what you believe in. I think most Americans are this way. We just have a few outliers and they tend to be what people look at. Because they are the vocal ones.
I weary of the drama.
Hey, guys, don’t be dithered. We Christians have to put up with this crap all the time. And we have to forgive them, too!
Assholism is the most ecumenical of all religions.
Tris
Hee.
I am **so **stealing that line! 
He needs a meeting like whoa.
Quite so, but some people insist on being assholier-than-thou.
I, sir, am an atheist, and you are a squealing addleheaded oaf.
Uh, what I said above, I guess.
Seriously.
Dunno, but it sure sounds like George Carlin.
I’ve figured it out!
Valteron is Prince Philip!
Nah, his outfits aren’t flamboyant enough.