Thanks for a much more reasonable post, though I dispute ever being on a soapbox. Keeping views to ones self is reasonable in many situations, much more so than trying to tell someone else to keep their views to themself in a public forum, so thanks for the retraction, however backhanded. And having heartfelt respect for the opinions of others is an excellent policy, as long as disagreement is not taken as disrespect and if not phrased in a purposely disrespectful way. I make an effort to edit each of my comments for this kind of flaw each time before posting. Sometimes I am successful! I encourage, even try to provoke reaction to my comments to illustrate important divisions in our societal mindsets. I hope it serves to get people including myself thinking about these topics more deeply without causing hard feelings.