What is good about theism and theists?

[Werewolff]

Well you've said a lot of positive things about theists. Of course I haven't said as much as you but that's because there was no need for me to mention what you've mentioned. But doesn't it follow that if good things can be said about theists, that good things can be said about theism? Religions promote things such as compassion, kindness, generosity, loving your fellow man, forgiveness, and so on. And it does a good job judging by the results. Not to mention non religious varieties of theism, which in my view are even better because they don't have all the baggage that organised religions have. But we all know this anyway. I just don't see why the need to blame innocent believers. Do they or do they not do nothing other than just get on with their lives, with a few religious principles to guide them? What's so bad about that?

I guess the most important thing I could say right now is that to defeat evil (I don't like using that word but that's what we're talking about), all good people must stand together against it. Atheist and theist. Put aside your differences and deal with what needs dealing with in a constructive way. Hasn't it ever occurred to you that some of these bad religious people do what they do partly in order to divide the rest of us? I would feel like such a mug if I fell for that.

Another point. Let's say that there's a person who believes in god. Then they believe in Jesus. Then they believe that he was the son of god. Then they start going to church. Then they start to believe a few other things in the bible. And so on and so forth. At what point do they begin to share the responsibility with bad religious people? And what if they are not silent about those bad people? Assuming guilt by association (in terms of sharing some views) is not constructive.