I won't presume to talk for Min but I think what got Gilligan off on the wrong foot with some was the presumption that because Herod and Pilot were real characters and they are mentioned in the Bible it somehow lends verisimilitude to the whole Biblical story.
Many see this as a 'red rag to a bull' and can't resist challenging him. After all, this is an atheist forum with many, many ex Christians who've studied the Bible for most of their lives.
And then he made the mistake of stereotyping all atheists by telling us that we all hate religion and have no interest in the subject at all.
Things may have gone a tad downhill from there.
Many see this as a 'red rag to a bull' and can't resist challenging him. After all, this is an atheist forum with many, many ex Christians who've studied the Bible for most of their lives.
And then he made the mistake of stereotyping all atheists by telling us that we all hate religion and have no interest in the subject at all.
Things may have gone a tad downhill from there.
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