Maybe, but I think that if, from your point of view, someone posts something silly and bizarre, you might be tempted to respond and indicate how silly and bizarre it is.

One poster mentioned that Jesus would do certain things for his believers. Just imagine how you would feel if instead of Jesus the poster had mentioned that Lumlu the Martian would do "just about anything" to "establish a relationship"?

Might you find yourself *not* respecting his beliefs, but respecting his right to have them?

I think a lot of people have daft ideas about their deities and politics. I generally don't say much unless they are using it as an excuse to do something harmful, like bomb people.

But to disagree with someones point of view, even when uninvited, is to me not a sign of intolerance. Intolerance, to me, is telling someone that they can't have that opinion, they can't post it here, they are less than human, or otherwise threatening them.

Rude, but not necessarily intolerant.

Edited to add: I re-read the postings and noticed someone made a sweeping generalization about "religious people".

That form of stereotyping is intolerance in my book. I'll let the rest of my post remain as it was so that I can look foolish for overlooking the stereotyping.