Why do so many here use questions on politics and religion as a stick to beat each other with?

Politics, religion and sports are three subjects, that always end with someone being mad or offended..

some of us can sling insults without using politics and religion. Skill is important.

aah since its the easiest and biggest stick you can find.
and since the world is currently in a passive aggressive state where the main problems are racism 3rd wave feminism, immigration and constant rivalry and threats from other world powers.

and the fact that 2 world powers just got 2 elections in half a year

That's the goal of both. Politics (at least in America) will always be garbage as long as it's on a two party system. The problem is people don't know how to accept people have different views, and instead decide it's their job to prove the other right. Sometimes they are so extremist they will be for whatever their party does or says no questions asked.

As for religion, I believe that's because in most religious books it discusses the need to help convert those on a misguided path or whatever. Books like all art are based on interpretation. Most people interpret things differently which causes disagreements. *sigh*

This is partially why I'm moderate and not religious.

A lot of insults seem to fly about at the moment whenever politics is mentioned.
It's also very sad to see some very [i]hardline[/i] views expressed by some very [i]young[/i] people.
Not sure that's because it's stuff they've heard or heard their parents say.
They're far too young to have experienced half the stuff they say, so it's worrying where this stuff come from.

Religion ?......Saw a post on here yesterday asking if Christians should pray for the souls of atheists as we're all off to Hell, aparrantly.

I'm getting a little sick and tired of you coming in here chastising people PRIMANDPROPER. Don't get involved of it bothers you. Leave us to discuss, argue, insult each other of we choose to. Go to another post. It makes NO sense to come to a site like this and try to control people's behavior

Good observation. The debate between whatever a person perceives their god to be is fast lost as it turns into a slanging match and the crux of the question is entirely lost in the mud-slinging :)

Politics in this day in age isn't about discussion. It's sport and like a sport yo either win or lose. If you disagree you are on the other team and therefore should be disregarded.
Washington DC is a sewer filled with people who are only concerned with the next election and their team winning, the people are secondary to the infantile games they play.

Where's the fun in that?

Well did you expect much online?

a form of psychosis.

It's worth the bother for people who want to argue and quarrel for the sake of it, perhaps?

Because it's a good catalyst to cause others to reveal their differences with you, so that you might exploit that and cause an argument.

*sips coffee and waits for tomorrow's Russia conspiracy*...

Some people are very sensitive to different opinions

some of us rather enjoy a religious/political row from time to time :>

those are sooo fun to watch sometimes

Both are subjects that should never be discussed.

Some people are just pot stirrers.

cuz it's the internet and many people revel in being dinks.

The relatively short answer is that those two topics elicit such strong emotions from people.