Well, I gathered THAT. I was kind of hoping for the relevant quote, since he gave us the initial chronology in response to my question on the Tor Q&A, and that it had changed was news to me. I hadn't realized yet how easy it would be to check the database myself. (Props!) I finally looked it up and realized that the initial announcement was a good paraphrase of Brandon's answer anyway, but initially I wondered if Cheese Ninja had pulled that info from a more juicy answer. Turns out not. Oh well.
There's lots of hatred to go around. Many people assume that anyone who is a member of a conservative Christian religion (like me) can't possibly have a shred of intelligence. They assume we blindly follow whatever our leaders tell us and can't think for ourselves. On the internet especially, Faith bashing seems to be en vogue. In conclusion there are intelligent/stupid Atheists, Christians, Buddhists, Agnostics, etc. There will always be people who disagree with you and some of them are going to be jerks about it. We can find comfort in our being persecuted in common. I guess my point is, even if Cheese Ninja were the only atheist here (and he is not, as has been demonstrated) he need not feel alone.
I would like to announce that I finally got around to finishing The Great Hunt again.