Does matter his beliefs. I'm as anti-religion as they come but I still respect everyone's right to believe in what they choose. There are plenty of deeply religious Catholics, Muslims, Christians, Jews, etc, and he happens to be deeply religious for his chosen religion. Good for him. It doesn't effect any of us or have anything to do with this thread, but it seems some of you guys enjoy insulting him over it. Always unprovoked, like you did here.
In regards to this thread, you were both having a typical discussion, you didn't like the very clear answer he gave that contrast your opinion, so you then called him a bad poster because we aren't real life lawyers on a sub-forum of a karate website. You didn't call him a bad poster because he posted something derogatory, inaccurate, or misleading. You called him a bad poster because he had a different viewpoint, a viewpoint that half of the people in the thread have. It's what I see happen 9/10 with the guy. It's mind blowing. However since it seems you justify insulting him in general, I doubt you'd get the point I am making and will do it again in the near future, unprovoked.
I don't wanna derail the thread too much so I'll leave it there. No one is going to agree with everyone. I just get annoyed seeing people continuously insult someone who isn't provoking them at all whatsoever, who is contributing positively to the thread(s) with their opinion, and then claim or act as if they are superior to that person.