Ah... Yes, I can see how that would be quite troubling, indeed... I do wish that people wouldn't abuse such wonderful things, but it seems some insist on it regardless of the time or planet.

[His expression falls just a little, sympathetic. But he'll look back over from where his gaze had drifted up to the window high above the altar soon enough, back toward Taair.]

If nothing else, I do hope to teach the basic principles to the children. Though I consider that less a mark of faith and more the building of the structures of common sense and courtesy. It's a little more difficult to guide adults who are very stuck in their ways, but I like to believe that humans aren't inherently terrible.