Quote Originally Posted by Needcatscan View Post
in my days as a fundie teenager
I have met more atheists in this forum than I have in my entire life outside of this forum, and I have learned a lot. Something I have noticed is that a lot of the people who argue the most vigourously against the existence of God are people who used to be very religious. I am one of them. Christian fanaticism is creating atheists left and right.

As for the story you posted, it represents something very real. Atheists are absolutely despised by a whole lot of Christian fundamentalists. Being an atheist will make you more hated by them than being gay, communist, Muslim, or even a serial killer. It is extremely bizarre. I think it has to do with the fact that our lack of belief causes them to face their own doubts, and nothing is more threatening to them than that. Plus, our influence causes the fundamentalist leaders to lose power.