Militant Atheism?

[Alex K]

Bull! Have you lived in Texas? It's religion down your throat 24/7. Be prepared to think of yourself as a second class citizen for being an nonbeliever in that society. All the reason to push back hard.
Although I agree that staying cool is a good idea. There's a differece between wearing your atheism proudly upfront, and being a jerk in everyday interactions. A fine line...

I think that as long as people are being cool with their religion, that is not pushing it, then you should tone down your anti-religion sentiment. There's no need to get all huffy over someone telling someone else "God bless" or something innocuous. But it's when they're actively campaigning for recruits or proselytizing is when it's OK to bring out the big guns. To constantly be on the anti-religion offensive is to be reactionary and will turn a lot of people off and further the stereotype of the angry, unhappy atheist.

There's only been one instance since I've been at uni that I actively decided to get involved in a religious discussion, and that's only because the local community centre was handing out free hotdogs if you asked them a question about god.

I think my question would be "Can God make a rock so big that he himself can't lift it?"

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Although you have no choice but to *allow* everyone to believe nonsense. It's (supposed to be) a free country, and you can hardly force anyone to agree if they don't want to...