PBA:
Your joking aside, I expected Sam2 to put forth an argument that would futilely attempt to defend the indefensible (MO/”RZ”). I did not expect grade school-type verbal attacks.
Yes, but can you really expect him to engage the argument that he and his rebbeim are ovdei avoda zara? Especially when it is obvious that neither you nor the people you are citing actually thought that (for example, if you did you could not use any major hechsher–do you not?)