Fluke Wrote:Is that sort of attitude really necessary?
When it comes to religious discourse, I always claim my right to offend and express my believes and sentiments about that belief.
But I won’t go out of my way to be disrespectful. This sort of thing does give atheism a negative image.
I actually do agree about not going out of ones way to be disrespectful (I interpreted this as there is subject... don't go off of it simply to insult them). I do however find that being disrespectful when it is 'in one's way' is quite fine

Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day