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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Atheists express overwhelmingly negative feelings toward evangelical Christians but are also more negative than positive toward Catholics, mainline Protestants, Mormons and Muslims. “The negative feelings are mutual when it comes to Protestants and Catholics, who give atheists net negative ratings,” Pew states. Jews are the only group to get a positive rating on balance from atheists, and they also are more likely to express positive rather than negative views toward atheists.

Americans continue to rate atheists more negatively than positively but atheists have edged up slightly above Muslims and Mormons in terms of favorability ratings. Only 20 percent of Americans have favorable opinions of atheists.

Most Americans are neutral overall about religions, however.

https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/42136-pew-study-shows-acceptance-of-atheists-is-low-but-gradually-increasing

So if people don’t like atheists- it’s because they are hateful bigots?

But when atheists don’t like religion/religious people- it’s because religious people have done something bad to atheists?

Play the victim much? Atheists don’t just personally not believe in God- they don’t want anyone to be religious. [/quote]

[b]Atheist here.  I don't care so much what others believe as long as they don't try to convert me and don't try to speak for me.  [/b] A lot of religious people feel the same way. Although every religion has its dogma, not everyone believes everything that's in it. Atheists don't have dogma.  They just don't believe in God.  They may have other good or bad characteristics, just like religious people, not related to their lack of belief in God.[/quote]

And don’t force your religious beliefs on the rest of us. [/quote]

Praying in public, being religious in public, talking about one’s religion, etc, isn’t forcing religion on anyone. Atheists think society in America should be secular, and that’s their mistake. Our government cannot establish a state religion. Americans are allowed to be as religious as they wish, or reject any and all religion.

Nobody in America is forced to be religious, and you know that. [/quote]

Players are forced to pray with coaches.[/quote]

Then that is an abuse of authority by the coaches and they should be disciplined for violating the rights of the players.

That has nothing to do with the Constitution allowing coaches themselves to pray at work. The courts must allow that; and the employer must enforce rules to protect and balance the rights of all and not allow coaches to discriminate based on religion. These are not mutually exclusive ideas.

America is not easy. Balancing rights is sometimes challenging.[/quote]

The challenge is when the person with authority is infringing on others' rights. 
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How is a coach that prays with athletes from both teams on a voluntary basis infringing on the rights of others?[/quote]

Same reason a teacher can’t lead prayers in class and let kids opt in or out.[/quote]

Attending school is compulsory.[/quote]

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