I think that when it comes to the workplace discrimination for arbitrary traits that don't impact productivity or performance should obviously be illegal. You can't discriminate against Christians, but you also can't discriminate against atheists, the same way you can't discriminate against ethnicity or sexes; those are variables with no impact on job performance. IMO when it comes to this I think there should be laws protecting discriminated against groups, because otherwise everyone knows employers would not hire people based on a variety of magically made up irrelevant factors that would target some categories (usually minorities, including atheists) and create new categories of unemployed.
As for anything else, free speech is free speech. I consider something hate speech if it means inciting violence, hatred, active discrimination or intense dislike for a certain group or person. If it's just criticism, then it's ok, you may not like it - But think positively; you are also entitled to criticize atheists if you wish, you can call us a bunch of immoral satan worshippers with no purpose in life, it's your right.
As for anything else, free speech is free speech. I consider something hate speech if it means inciting violence, hatred, active discrimination or intense dislike for a certain group or person. If it's just criticism, then it's ok, you may not like it - But think positively; you are also entitled to criticize atheists if you wish, you can call us a bunch of immoral satan worshippers with no purpose in life, it's your right.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
