"Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham

[RoadRunner79]

Sorry, I don’t agree, and it doesn’t follow. If you would like, though I can condemn atheism by its worst adherents. Call it a compromise.

No, you can't because the only thing atheists collectively state is their lack of beliefs in a god or gods. This is our only commonality. Outside of that, we are as varied and different as everyone else.

So you are saying that I would need to evaluate atheism on what atheism essentially is, not on the demeanor or actions of it's adherents outside of that description / philosophy.

I believe that you agree with Augustine!  I do too.

And one might note, that Christians are as varied and different as everyone else as well.  I would say that there are a few more essential beliefs which need to be present (to call oneself a Christian) in comparison to atheism but overall you will find a wide range.   You will find some who are using their faith as a mask for their hatred and bigotry.  And there are others who do not.   I don't think that most Christians would support the Westboro group for instance.  I agree with Graham in the OP, that Jesus never condoned sin.   However when you look at the scriptures, he was often harshest towards believers behaving badly, such as Westboro Babtist.