I was thinking of events on my Livejournal, which is an extension of fandom. It's the 21st-century fanzine. Nothing happened at ConClave that caused me to post this; if anything, the convention made me realize how seldom I see debates about religion and politics happen there, compared to on the internet. Panel discussions about it at previous conventions, including those with me as a panelist, were uniformly characterized by restraint and moderation.