The statement that you quoted:

Wirt Atmar, 5 August 2003
"Bombs. Religion is all about bombs. And hatred. And fear. And excesses of
piety. Lordy, give me some of that ole' time religion."

doesn't fit into the definitions of bigot that I found at
dictionary.reference.com.Wirt isn't singling out any particular religion.

Here are some of the definitions. The only one that might apply to Wirt is
the last one (from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing) which would
probably apply to most of us on this list. We're MPE bigots.

One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
and is intolerant of those who differ.

1. A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite. [Obs.]

2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as
unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from
them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is
intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or
morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party,
belief, or opinion.

n : a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his
own
A person who is religiously attached to a particular computer, language,
operating system, editor, or other tool (see
religious issues). Usually found with a specifier; thus,"Cray bigot", "ITS
bigot", "APL bigot", "VMS bigot", "Berkeley bigot". Real bigots can be
distinguished from mere partisans or zealots by the fact that they refuse to
learn alternatives even when the march of time and/or technology is
threatening to obsolete the favoured tool. It is truly said "You can tell a
bigot, but you can't tell him much." Compare weenie.

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