I'm mysteriously drawn to Atheists.

[Knight]

I'm a Christian, have been since 1987. But for some reason I'm more at home around non-believers. Maybe it's because I grew up in a home where you were ridiculed for believing in God, who knows. Atheists are honest folks. And passionate. Outspoken. Up for debate, stalwart, unrelenting, stubborn. Full of fire. Demanding answers, raising questions. As an outsider to your non-believing kingdom, I just want to say, kudos. That's all.

Well for starters, welcome to the forum, if you chose to stay.

A parent ridiculing children, for any reason, is unacceptable. Please do not think all atheists are like that. You are on an atheist forum, which means that atheists who care enough to be part of a forum are the ones you will be interacting with. I have many friends, atheists, Christians, a few Jewish, and even a few "Asian" religions which I am not very familiar with. But anyway, in the real world, many of us are not outspoken at all.
Demanding answers and raising questions should not be limited to atheists. People of all faiths should do this or risk blindly believing just for the sake of believing.