Why do certain people hate atheists?

[liberalhistorian]

72. Yes, it is, indeed, very inclusive;

there are even students of other religions there (mainly Jewish and Buddhist, with some Muslims also). And yes, I do believe in God and make no apology for it, just as those who do not should not have to apologize for it, either.

And I was not at all making the point that Christians were the only reason for the success of the social justice movements, far from it. I was simply trying to point out that they were a part of it and their religious beliefs played a large role in their activism. Unfortunately, you are quite correct that those who opposed them were, quite often, also Christians. I have no idea how they could justify opposition to justice for all to themselves, but we see the same thing today with the fundies and RW's claiming that they have a hot line to God when they sound like they've never ever even read the gospel or what Jesus was all about.