I don't believe .blank cd's intent is to convert people to aethism. I believe he is playing "devil's advocate." He is forcing you and many others to view the question from a different angle than most are familiar with. His statement on the Abrahamic religions being similar is based in some fact but to say it in absolution would be an extremely false statement. I agree with your view on the founding of America for the most part but the fights you mention about public prayer and gay rights are all being waged by Christian extremeist who believe that their way of thinking is absolute. This is were the people from the other side of the spectrum step in and answer with the same level of crazy. Then everyone is labeled either Party A or Party B and it creates tension because the fact is most people are in the middle on these subjects.