It's very unlike me to get involved in this type of discussion but I feel it's important to voice my support of the OMNI moderators and say that I completely agree with skofarrel's comments above.

I'm a daily FT (and OMNI) participant. Although I generally limit my active participation to the less controversial topics, I often read the political/religious/etc. threads. I honestly don't see the rampant attacks described earlier in this thread. And if anyone more actively involved in those threads feels he/she is being personally attacked, I'm confident the most effective solution is an email to the moderators.