Reply #112: Be more vocal

[Az]

Part of the trouble between atheists and liberal Christians is we (ok some of us do) don't know you exist. Because the fundamentalist Christians are so vocal they steal the name. Let the world know that they do not speak for you or other Christians.

As long as you remain in their shadow they will continue with their hatred and use you as numbers to further their cause. They spew numbers like 90% of the US believes in god and this makes it a us vs them issue. Atheists see those numbers and can do little but assume those 90% all hate them as much as the bile spewing Robertsons of the world.

The easist way to get the apostates to see that they are wrong in their assumptions is to show them they are wrong. I use the same tactics on Christians. They have set expectations of atheists. I do not give them their performing hate filled skeptic. I show them that I am a compassionate open minded individual that is willing to listen to what they have to say and show them some respect. You need to do the same thing. Shatter the nonbelievers expectations of Christians and they will have to consider you for who you are and not some silly label.