(November 16, 2010 at 7:00 pm)Diamond Wrote: Evangelical atheist?
Yeah, you know, someone who actively proselytizes atheism. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=evangelical+atheist
(November 16, 2010 at 7:00 pm)Diamond Wrote: Try this: Last time something like this came up(this was very recent, actually), I was telling my friend that when I have kids, I'm not gonna make them believe in santa claus (in other words, "Why would have them believe in Santa if I'm not gonna have them believe in a god?") because that would be lying. She got hurt when I made the comparison, started ranting, saying things like, "I hate it when you say the one thing that kept me from killing myself is a lie." and "God is real. Santa isn't."
I didn't mean to make her mad.
Well, one should avoid saying things like that to people who believe in God unless that person is open to discussion. You should have stopped at this statement, "I'm not gonna make them believe in santa claus because that would be lying." easy peasy and you wouldn't have offended her.