RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 18, 2015 at 12:42 pm
(This post was last modified: September 18, 2015 at 12:50 pm by Kingpin.
Edit Reason: grammar update. thanks Stimbo :)
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(September 18, 2015 at 12:36 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(September 18, 2015 at 12:24 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: Actually what I have found on this forum is that atheists do not get angry because I call myself a Christian, they get angry when I call them something they aren't (and rightfully so).
I dunno, King... there's been plenty of times where people have been very angry/condescending with me when I've been nothing but respectful and simply answering their questions objectively.
I know that hasn't been your experience, and that's great.
But I'm not going to pretend there isn't any anti religious people bigotry here amongst some people.
This is true and I have seen it first hand in respect to you. I will not pretend that religious bigotry doesn't exist, only that I find the vast majority of atheists on here are not upset that I am a Christian, or fault me for my beliefs. However, when we are discussing things that strike personal chords with people (IVF, abortion, etc), sometimes emotions get the better of us and what comes across as religious bigotry may well be irrational emotion. You handle those situations very well and I've seen apologies from some in those discussions.
Just saying that for the vast majority here, they have only gotten angry with me when my discussions incorrectly categorize them or what they believe, so I'm very careful in my postings. I like to think before I speak.
Tone is a difficult thing to measure in this form of asynchronous communication, so it is vital that our intentions are made clear and we respect those we are addressing, regardless if they respect us or our ideas.
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