Newly deconverted

[AFTT47]

Even now, I watch videos on Youtube and look at the comments beneath and find atheists abusing people who are just like I used to be.  Sometimes I will comment that they should be spending their time trying to educate and have constructive dialog with people, because this would have been very beneficial to me at the time.  Instead, I was mocked and derided, which only made me more staunch in my position. 

Yes, this is a big problem in the atheist community. We miss out on people like you who we could reach if only we engaged them respectfully. Perhaps even worse, we drive any neutral party observing the discussion into the arms of the theist because they look at us and see a bunch of assholes.