re: #204 Slumbering Behemoth

I don’t really feel like atheists should get more evangelical, but I would really like it if it stopped being acceptable to shit on them and treat them like second class citizens.

The ONLY way that will ever happen is if they actually attempt to publicly represent themselves. I get that it’s just easier to smile politely and nod when people get all jesus-freaky on me, and that’s generally my response, but it incences me that so many christians don’t feel at all compelled to respond in kind if, to use a recent example from my life, I respond to a question asking what religion I am with “I’m not religious, I’m an atheist.” In this case, the response was “i’ll pray for you”, as if that weren’t the most condescending shitty thing you could say under the circumstances.

It’s not a “nice gesture” to say you will pray for someone who just told you they are atheist. It’s fucking rude. I don’t say “I’ll try to be even more reasonable to balance out your wacked out magical thinking” when someone tells me they’re christian.

It’s the sanctimonious self-righteousness. It manifests in so many things.
“I’ll pray for you”
“Your life must be so hollow”
“I hope you find some meaning for your life”
“You burn in hell for all eternity unless you accept Jesus”
“Even if you don’t love God, God loves you”

I have heard every single one of these things, said to my face. Is that something I should just accept.

Fuck Donahue. Fuck him sideways.