Just a little rant:

[DeeTee]

She isn't being absurd and by her experience she is quite correct. Nothing wrong with her perspective.

Only if you happen to think that judging an entire group of people who happen to share one single trait based on the behavior of a tiny fraction of that group of individuals is a reasonable thing to do.

Those of us who don't think it's reasonable have a few words for it: Bigotry and prejudice.

Isn't that what you all are doing to christians?

[genkaus]

She isn't being absurd and by her experience she is quite correct. Nothing wrong with her perspective.

You are considered evil because A- you have rejected Jesus as your savior thus you live in and contiue topractice sin; B- God said--'You are either for me or against me.' There is no middle ground with God and He sets who is evil or not.

Its that perspective that is wrong.

[Jackalope]

Only if you happen to think that judging an entire group of people who happen to share one single trait based on the behavior of a tiny fraction of that group of individuals is a reasonable thing to do.

Those of us who don't think it's reasonable have a few words for it: Bigotry and prejudice.

Isn't that what you all are doing to christians?

I'm not speaking for anyone but myself.

No, I'm doing it to you because you're obnoxious. If you came in here and behaved as you have been, and were an atheist, you'd still get a lot of crap. It's happened before.

You are not being oppressed for your beliefs. You're being criticized for your individual behavior. Let's look at your statement that I quoted as a sterling example. "Isn't that what you all are doing...". No, in fact it is not what we all are doing. Like, for example.... me. I haven't said one nasty thing to you, or about you, based on the fact you identify as a Christian. Rather, any uncomplimentary things I have said are based on my observation that you're acting like a jerk, in more ways than I care to count. Furthermore, even though I observe you acting like a jerk, I don't conclude from that observations that all Christians must be just like you. Because they aren't, and we aren't. One of us fails to grasp that, and it isn't me.

I happen to have quite a large number of theists in my circle, and I'm quite fond of them. I find some of their beliefs odd, but that's just me. I suspect that they find mine quaint as well. You on the other hand, well, it isn't your faith that is offensive, it's something else entirely. Let's see if you can figure out what it is.

[Chris.Roth]

Her assertation is that she would have given an atheist a chance as a boyfriend--and her proof of evidence that all atheist men, not some--ALL are idiots (her words not mine) who don't know how to treat a woman in a relationship, was 2 men. That is absurd, it's illogical, it's a fallacy, and it's ridiculous. Does she have the right to be absurd? Yes. Could she have said "well I don't date them because our religious beliefs are different?" Yes. Instead, she decided to be absurd. I don't really see how you could defend that.

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Isn't that what you all are doing to christians?
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I can only speak for myself, but no. I have never tried to convert a Christian. I've never told one they were stupid. I've never refused to date a Christian, although I'm more cautious, as I'm not interested in converting myself. I've also never said that ANYONE is an idiot because of their beliefs. I said her logic was absurd, which it is--The issue a lot of atheists have with the religious is the treatment we get.
"I think we're all just a little tired, here in America, of being treated like freaks!"

-Christopher Hitchens