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Show me the many OP's on here where Christians are obsessing about anything at all. No. It is the atheists that are totally obsessed with matters of Christianity and the OP's bear this out.
You are obviously reading this forum with your eyes shut.
Why are atheists so obsessed with the Bible, God, Christ, Christians, and Christianity? Just look at the OP posts on this little forum. Nearly every OP is on whereby an atheists asks "Why would God?, Why do Christians?, Why is God so mean?, A Question for Christians."
Since atheists do not believe in God, the Christ, the Bible, Christianity, and apparently believe Christians are the most ignorant people on earth, why such an obsession with matters of Christians and Christianity among atheists. Don't they have anything better on which to spend their time and vent their hatred? It's totally pathetic.
First: Although I do not believe in a supreme being and do not practice a religion I dislike the label 'atheist' because it leads people to make incorrect assumptions.
I happen to find the Bible to be a fascinating record of the evolution of religious thought. When I engage in debates about the Bible it involves what I see as the reasons the authors wrote the way they did and what they intended the reader to understand. If someone has different opinions on those matters, that is fine by me. But there is no hatred involved. And to the credit of believers only on a few rare occasions has there been any rancor directed my way.
On other sites I have actually been attacked for not 'hating Christianity'. But happily this place is less emotionally polarized. I agree that there are some here that operate mostly in challenge mode. But I do not see it happening to the degree that the OP seems to think.
However I will repeat a suggestion I have made before. There ought to be a forum where (a) the existence of God is assumed and (b) the Bible is taken to be a valid reference source. That is, a place where Christians can discuss/debate among themselves and anyone who does not want to abide by the ground rules is not welcome. I have seen that work rather well elsewhere.
To counter tour question why do churches get involved in trying to ban same sex marriage, abortion rights or what is taught in schools? To me that is more meddling than commenting on this forum.
Well duhhhh, it IS this forum we are discussing. What churches do is of no concern on here. The idea in discussion is why are atheists so overly obsessed with something they swear does not exist. I think we have narrowed it down to a mental disorder though.
I think that most Christians and most Atheists simply don't address the issue on CD. Those who do seem to be fanatics and bullies. They enjoy feeling superior and self righteous or more intelligent.
First: Although I do not believe in a supreme being and do not practice a religion I dislike the label 'atheist' because it leads people to make incorrect assumptions.
I happen to find the Bible to be a fascinating record of the evolution of religious thought. When I engage in debates about the Bible it involves what I see as the reasons the authors wrote the way they did and what they intended the reader to understand. If someone has different opinions on those matters, that is fine by me. But there is no hatred involved. And to the credit of believers only on a few rare occasions has there been any rancor directed my way.
On other sites I have actually been attacked for not 'hating Christianity'. But happily this place is less emotionally polarized. I agree that there are some here that operate mostly in challenge mode. But I do not see it happening to the degree that the OP seems to think.
However I will repeat a suggestion I have made before. There ought to be a forum where (a) the existence of God is assumed and (b) the Bible is taken to be a valid reference source. That is, a place where Christians can discuss/debate among themselves and anyone who does not want to abide by the ground rules is not welcome. I have seen that work rather well elsewhere.
I agree that it should work for the best but from my own experience I have seen many Christian forums fall to ruin by atheists who hijack each and every thread to promote their own self-imagined superior intelligence and to curse and bash God. I have personally found most all atheists to perceive that they alone are the final intelligence in all matters. It's an ego-feeding frenzy whenever an atheist encounters a stage whereby he can seize the lime lite and showcase himself.
Well duhhhh, it IS this forum we are discussing. What churches do is of no concern on here. The idea in discussion is why are atheists so overly obsessed with something they swear does not exist. I think we have narrowed it down to a mental disorder though.
Because what some people are pushing in real life (their personal religious beliefs) has an effect on my life. You want to believe in whatever? Great. When those beliefs intrude into my life, we have an issue.
Why are they concerned even with fundies? If the atheist is a non-be;iever and hater of all things Christian, why does he even bother with the fundies? Sounds totally stupid to me.
There are fundies in many religion and sometimes they cause trouble. The recent massacre in Paris comes to mind. And do not forget 9-11.
Fundamentalists can cause a lot of problems and it all started in the OT with genocide and the killing of children in the name of God. And do not forget the Crusades and the Inquisition.
Any time a very religious person uses God as an excuse for hate there is a problem. FOr example fundies dislike homosexuals and want school to teach creation.
Because what some people are pushing in real life (their personal religious beliefs) has an effect on my life. You want to believe in whatever? Great. When those beliefs intrude into my life, we have an issue.
Tell me how. Are you a child? I'm a grown man and what folks believe affects me in no way at all. How does this forum effect you or how does what some Christian on this forum thinks effect you. I think you protest too much.
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