Sam Harris, the author of the book "The End of Faith", answers his critics.

Since the publication of my first book, The End of Faith, I have received thousands of letters and e-mails from religious believers insisting that I am wrong not to believe in God. Invariably, the most unpleasant of these communications have come from Christians. This is ironic, as Christians generally believe that no faith imparts the virtues of love and forgiveness more effectively than their own. Please accept this for what it is: the testimony of a man who is in a position to observe how people behave when their faith is challenged. Many who claim to have been transformed by Christ's love are deeply, even murderously, intolerant of criticism. While you may ascribe this to human nature, it is clear that the hatred these people feel comes directly from the Bible. How do I know this? Because the most deranged of my correspondents always cite chapter and verse.

I read this book and enjoyed it very much. It is a thought provoking book that will either open your mind further or slam it shut like a beartrap. It really depends on your belief system and how secure you are with it.

He is pretty accurate in describing the incredible venom which seems to drip from the e-mails sent by the fundamentalists. They are an angry bunch. I know from first hand experience.