Believing Vs Claiming to Believe

[Esquilax]

I do not take offense at challenges to my knowledge of God, I do take offense when others think I practice religion or when insults are hurled because I believe differently than atheist do. I do like ice cream but ice cream is not what's served here. I mostly see horse hocky.

GC

You wanna know the best way to avoid getting insulted? It's to quit being so evasive and hostile, and actually answer questions posed to you in a neutral manner. The problem is that you come into threads like this, started with honest intent of not having to put words into the mouths of believers like yourself, you never fully answer the questions, you insult the intelligence of everyone in the room that voices a contention, and then act surprised when public opinion turns against you!

You aren't being insulted because you believe something different than us, GC: a casual look at how we interact with other believers here should be more than enough evidence of that. There's a newbie christian who started a thread today, asking for what we thought of as problems with christianity, and because he's been addressing our points and acting like a human being, he's gotten nothing but respect and level treatment in return.

The problem isn't what you believe, GC. It's how you act.