Is karpov a christian?

You might misunderstand what I mean.  It seems like you're so used to people getting upset over things like this, and being prejudice about them, that you're overly defensive.  It's actually possible for me to consider Karpov's beliefs without it biasing my opinion of him. 

I'm not sure it's ever good to completely ignore certain aspects of a person -- especially just because some people allow certain facts to completely bias their views.  "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak because a baby can't chew it."  Just because babies can't think about these things without wailing and crying, doesn't mean I'm not able to

As for the forum rules, taboo topics specifically, I don't disagree.