against others or something, then it's prefectly okay for them to express their opinions. God and religion are not sacred, off-limit topics, IMHO.

But as has been said before, I don't know that this region of the world is ready for that kind of bold thinking, especially when it concerns religion. Last night and today I've read several threads where people on QL were calling for the moderators to stop a discussion/thread because someone wrote something that was critical of Islam. Many folks here can't entertain opposing views or understand that simply pointing to a Koran and saying "because it says so here" isn't a convincing argument for western sensibilities.