Why atheism always has a burden of proof

[Zazzy]

One of my dear old friends (all the way back to 8th grade) is a religious man. Very religious. He's also a homeless crack addict now, despite being one of the smartest and most talented people I ever knew. In his brief tries at sobriety, when we reconnect, he talks a lot about Jesus. And then he goes back to crack. The reason he does this is because he is physiologically addicted to crack, and because he has a lot of self-hatred for being gay, which his religion has only made worse. That's a Jesus-sized hole... right in his psyche. Thanks, Jesus.