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

[Amarok]

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

No you would need to judge it on an individual basis or on what the person actually believes. And the only thing you could say that is essential is not accepting (passive tense )  the theists baseless assertions about god.

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

He was an idiot 

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.

Nope Christianity is philosophy and it's adherents can be judged as a unified group sorry nice try .Unlike atheism which has not essential and is simply not accepting a claim (passive tense)  And being harsh on bad believers does not refute my earlier points .If your philosophy is attracting awful people there is a reason awful people are attracted to it and why the have the ability to prosper .