Militant atheism has become a religion

[Warpy]

87. While I'm sorry you are offended by some people who are rude

you need to understand where it's coming from.

Newly "out" atheists are often very angry about the years of indoctrination they underwent. I know my mother was. It takes a while for that anger to be processed and that is often at a cost of being rude. Don't take it personally. It goes away.

99% of what's happening among atheists now is just self identification and telling other, closeted atheists that we have a right to be who we are, too. The angry, defensive behavior by theists to even the mildest of these campaigns has been a real eye opener for a lot of us. Realize also that there has been rudeness on both sides.

However, it's not atheists who are passing laws that prevent theists from holding office. Nor is it atheists who block religious materials from being delivered by the USPS. I'm honest enough to think if the tables were turned and 80% of us were atheists the atheists might be doing this stuff, but we aren't the ones doing it now.

However, it's dead wrong. The separation of church and state needs to be absolute. Even Jesus understood that one, giving Rome what belonged to Rome and to god what belonged to god. Theists seem compelled to rage against this and long for theocracy. They wouldn't like it if they got it, each sect battling the other for primacy.

So take a deep breath, take a step back, and realize that a rude atheist is likely working through a lot of heavy things and leave him to it for a while. And realize that the separation of church and state means that one doesn't diminish the other. Rather, the sharp delineation enhances both.