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Why do Americans still dislike atheists?

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Sionainn, Warrior Mother5/04/2011 2:43:29 pm PDT

re: #13 windsagio

I hear ya. It’s easy to end up thinking of other discussions elsewhere with other people and bringing that energy and emotion to a different place with different people, and sometimes that frustration is out of place because of what happened elsewhere.

The thing that frustrates me, as an atheist, is the amount of energy some religious people spend worrying about me and my ilk and the state of our souls. I just want them to leave me alone and quit pushing themselves and their faith on me. I don’t say anything bad about someone else’s faith and don’t give them all the reasons why I don’t believe in their faith because then it becomes a pissing match and is construed as me bashing or making fun of what they believe in (and I don’t want to do that). I don’t try to get laws made to force my beliefs, or lack thereof, on them and I would appreciate the same consideration. Just because I fight back against legislation that religious folks keep proposing and pushing on us that is based on their beliefs doesn’t mean that they are being persecuted. That bothers me, too.

I hope this made sense. I have a feeling I’m babbling now.