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I know that I tend to react irrationally to religious ideas, so I won't respond rather than be unreasonable. But not everyone does refrain. Perhaps it's that religion is such a deeply personal thing. Consider this:
Go to the Politics forum, and pick almost any thread. What do you see? One, people attacking each other over their beliefs - political rather than religious, but beliefs nonetheness. It's not just religion - people defend their belief systems (whatever they may apply to) vehemently.
Two, inevitably, someone's political beliefs will be associated with close-minded religious views. That, I believe, is entirely due to the very public face of Christians and religion that is prevalent today. The few are representing the many, and those of us outside the group aren't liking those few... and making the mistake of thinking they're the many.
Maybe a Christian person, particularly an evangelical person, is more conservative than I in their social views. That doesn't mean I shouldn't learn from them, and why they believe what they believe. If nothing else, we could all do with a bit more foreign perspective.
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My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.
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