What happened yesterday was a reaction to a certain behaviour someone has shown in the past already. I didnīt try to protect the "worthy", there was no religious bias, Iīm a convinced atheist just like von_capo. What I donīt like is baiting and trolling, especially not about religion, since that is a much, much more touchy subject than for example politics, or the question if you prefer GWX or NYGM.
About your remark that "others have free reign to insult and belittle and make snide implied personal comments concerning the integrity and intelligence of their forum peers with impunity." Many of the things Neal and the moderators do are not visible to you, they happen in the background, via PM or email. You would be surprised if I told you which members already got a warning or even final warning for their behaviour. We donīt endlessly tolerate bad behaviour, sooner or later it will have consequences, no matter how highly-ranked a member is.