I, too, totally despise religion and think humanity would be better off without it, but I still believe very strongly in the right of everyone to believe in whatever religion they want or none at all. I think atheists tend to be stronger supporters of the First Amendment than most Christians are, because it seems like most Christians buy into the "this is a Christian nation" bullshit and would like very much to have laws passed which would make Christianity the official state religion. I find this horrific, and the idea that it may not be their own version of Christianity which would be the law of the land is totally lost on them.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
