But Carl, what if you're wrong? What if respecting your beliefs turns out to be the same thing as endorsing the slaughter of unborn children? For that matter, what if you're wrong about Christine and the motivations behind her stance on the issue? What if it's not religion, but science that is driving her arguments? In fact, what if you have placed all your thoughts and feelings on the matter at hand behind a collection of assumptions that might not have any bearing on objective reality, all in the name of quelling the threat to your emotional equilibrium that truthfully answering these questions might cause you? I don't presume to have the answers to any question I've raised, mind you. I simply detect more fear-fueled anger than truth behind the beliefs you tout.