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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A minister used to sometimes post here. I did not share her point of view about religion, but she was a kind person who wanted to help people in their faith journeys. She never twisted or made up things, or was cruel in any way.

I wonder if she'll be back.

There is another self-identified Christian who has been to the forum recently.   It would be nice to see them again too.  People are busy, though and given that this is a long week-end, maybe they're away and doing other things.[/quote]

All we get now is the atheist-hating troll. [/quote]

People don’t hate atheists for their atheism. People are annoyed by atheists if atheists act like jerks.

“In many cases, being an atheist isn’t just about personally rejecting religious labels and beliefs – most atheists also express negative views when asked about the role of religion in society. For example, seven-in-ten U.S. atheists say religion’s influence is declining in American public life, and that this is a good thing (71%), according to a 2019 survey. Fewer than one-in-five U.S. adults overall (17%) share this view. A majority of atheists (70%) also say churches and other religious organizations do more harm than good in society, and an even larger share (93%) say religious institutions have too much influence in U.S. politics.”

“Americans feel less warmly toward atheists than they do toward members of most major religious groups. A 2019 Pew Research Center survey asked Americans to rate groups on a “feeling thermometer” from 0 (as cold and negative as possible) to 100 (the warmest, most positive possible rating). U.S. adults gave atheists an average rating of 49, identical to the rating they gave Muslims (49) and colder than the average given to Jews (63), Catholics (60) and evangelical Christians (56).”

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/12/06/10-facts-about-atheists/

According to Pew, most atheists don’t just personally reject religion; they don’t like others to be religious and dislike religion as a whole.

Americans don’t seem to feel very warmly about atheists and atheism. Probably because atheists have abrasive personalities and harsh views about religion that are out of step with most Americans. Atheists feel great about disliking religion, but get defensive and feel like outcasts when Americans dislike them. [/quote]

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