deadbeat,
re: my investment in the truth, which I'd rather learn and share with others
You don't share, you shove it down others' throats. mtnlady made good points. I was raised in an organized Christian church and it was folks just like you that showed me the way to turn my back on such devisive and narrow dogma. I'm not singling out evangelical Christians here. I feel the same way about anyone who tries to shove any religion down my throat.
For me (and for many) religion is a very personal matter. It's a god-eat-god world we live in today and I don't care to dine at any of the "established" tables, certainly not with folks like you.