Why I won’t be going to Skeptic or Atheist meetings anymore

[Starboard Tack]

66. Firstly, there are no goalposts to be moved.

Secondly, what post am I agreeing with? I said and I repeat "In fact I can understand the poster thinking that way. It's the impression that several atheists give, here on DU." That was in response to eqfan592's post referring to "At least on DU, 'atheists' are some of the most vicious promulgators of ignorance".
That description seems apt for some of the louder atheist voices on DU. I have no idea how many are homophobes, though I suspect that a few may be. Fortunately, most atheists I know IRL do not fit that description. I think that a handful of faith haters and flame baiters like to hog the stage here in Religion. Their purpose is not to debate or learn, but to mock and deride and lump all believers into the Falwell,Hagee, Ayatollah Khomeini bag. Yep, if you believe in anything, even the fucking Easter Bunny, then you are as evil as evil gets and are guilty of every crime ever committed in the name of religion. They represent themselves as typical atheists, or as "true" atheists. They are neither. Their intolerance is matched by their promulgation of ignorance. I will not provide links, nor name names, for they need no more attention than they already get, which interestingly appears to be declining daily.