So when atheists/agnostics do good things it's because they are good people but when someone is a Christian and does something with their church means they are paying lip service?
I know that's not what you mean but that's how a lot of these posts look. Just because someone volunteers time through their church doesn't mean they are doing it to look good or act like a Christian. They could just want to volunteer for the community. My church actually sets up community volunteer projects that anyone regardless of religion can take part in.
I never said that nonChristians have not had problems either. But I'm saying from personal experience atheists I have met are pretty in your face rude. I don't talk to fellow Christians who like to shove their beliefs on people I don't like to talk to people who like to shove their lack of beliefs on people either.
Also I nor do any of my Christian friends tell people they are living wrong. The ONLY people I know who do are my Atheist friends. I generally just drop it because I don't think it's worth arguing over.
Nobody I've ever met thinks that all Catholics are child molesters, regardless of their belief system.
Go to any news report that has to do with Catholics. The comments will be riddled with molestation jokes and hate. Doesn't matter if it has anything to do with the story. I no longer work where there is a TV for us to watch but at my old jokes anytime anything that had to do with Christians *not even Catholics* it was brought up.
The reason it gets so much flack is because the Catholic church claims to be a source of morality and a direct connection to god.
If you aren't Catholic and don't believe they are then I don't see how this is THAT different than any other adult that works over kids.
Do you realize how many "in your face atheists" there are compared to in your face Christians? Do you realize the level of in-your-face Christianity versus in-your-face atheists? There's a comic somewhere that compares militants in various belief/non-belief systems: militant Muslims and Christians resort to anywhere from violence and killing to going door-to-door, picking you out, and telling you you're going to hell, you're a horrible person, you're a-moral, you're not trust-worthy. A militant atheist sits around drinking beer talking with other atheists about the state of religion and morality. Have you ever had an atheist approach you (without prompt) and tell you that you're a horrible person or you deserve to be tortured for eternity? Or that you're not a worthy human because you don't have a relationship with an invisible man in the sky? Some atheists are becoming more vocal, and we're coming out about the corruption and hate that religion spews. We're coming out against bigotry and hatred, dismissing science, blocking progress, and such things. We're coming out against blind faith and the hatred against and distrust that comes with not accepting such blind faith.
I've had quite a few come up telling me that there isn't really any reason I should be alive since I'm wasting so much of my time following a fairy tale and because of my beliefs I won't really be contributing much to the world or people around me because I'm blinded by my fake god.
This was prompted because they saw the cross necklace that my great grandma gave me. And really even if I wasn't Christian that necklace is important to me because of who it is from and I would still probably wear it.
If you don't want us to judge you because of your beliefs, why are you going to judge us on our lack of belief?
Because I'm not judging any of you. I don't mean this to sound mean but I don't really know how to say it and make it sound nice. Life is busy. I've got work and personal stuff I have to deal with. As a normal person with a job, social life, adult responsibilities I don't have time to care what you believe. I do acknowledge that we believe in different things. But what you believe isn't any of my business. And honestly I'm going off of faith. I could be the one who is wrong. I don't think I am but with no facts and just faith I'm not going to argue with someone.
Popular media and peers are very pro-religion. They largely support these "bedtime stories" as you called them.
The numbers of my atheist and agnostic friends FAR outweighs my Christian friends. I have four or five friends who are Christian. The others are atheist with a couple agnosts thrown in.
And this goes back to being a good person. Being a good person doesn't automatically mean that someone is or isn't a Christian. I can't even remember the last time I saw a movie or read a book that even took a stance on religion one way or another.
I didn't say anyone was doing anything wrong. I was just pointing out what I've seen.
And really I don't think there should be a reason that atheists can't go around and shove their nonbeliefs on people. But if they do they should expect the same reaction from people as people who shove their religion on people get. Neither group is special they're both just annoying and unable to accept other people have different beliefs than they do.