I prefer people find such discussions at communities intended for such topics, such as Beliefnet or any political forum site.

Just to clarify, we do not ban such discussions, we just discourage them for exactly the reason stated -- people tend to hold very strong opinions about the topics. It leads to a lot of fighting, which goes against the grain and purpose of this community -- emotional support and help.

Not to say I would never create such a forum on a site, just that at this moment, I'm still leaning against it.

DocJohn