"I'd agree with most of the replies above and, excuse me for making a generalisation, next time I'll prepare a 10,000 word essay on the subject.  Either that or you could stop being a pedant. As for how it shows the threat of…"

""research commissioned by the Countryside Alliance's Campaign for Shooting" You'll need a far better source than that!"

"If any idiot could carry a gun on a plane the last thing I'd worry about is terrorism. If anything this latest shooting has shown that the threat of terrorism is severely overblown.  It's simply too easy to kill a large number of…"

"I understand and agree with many of your points, my whole point was simply the "D for clarity".  I can also understand, given your location, why you're making the assumption we're all looking for a better argument to debunk…"

"One exaggerated example doesn't change the fact that it was far from rainbows and butterflies.  Remember the deadly beatings?  Also, you're still talking about one type of slavery around at the time.  I think others have…"

"Fortunately, being a Brit, I don't have to use any argument most of the time.  Just the mention of a god in any serious context will usually leave a room rather quiet while we all give each other that 'crazy in the room'…"

"I understand the reasons the slavery argument isn't the best around but Christians claim this book was written by a god who is the absolute moral authority.  Surely the bible should forbid it entirely, otherwise Christians would have to…"