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HAWKMAN - No, it's actually very approproate that I did that.
This thread has a specific topic and purpose. Your rant about god falls outside of that topic. I'm also an atheist, but I'm not going to rant about my beliefs on this thread, or even on this forum. It's not the place.
There is a difference between moderation and censorship. Censorship is about protectionism, trying to maintain ideas in the mind of the public, or hide something from public view that may be damaging. That is how governments use censorship.
On the contrary, I have a natural tendency to want to put everything on the table during a discussion or argument. You can clearly see that in my old arguments on Ax. But over the years, I've learned how dysfunctional it can be if reins are not used in a discussion.
Moderation is a much more low-level activity than censorship that enforces behavioral rules in order to maintain the stated purpose of a forum or thread. That distinction is very clear to me.
I'm certainly not trying to, nor am I in any position to, keep people from hearing comments about religion or politics. There are only a bazillion places on the internet where you can do that.
This, however, is a fight forum.