Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

The few athiests that I have bumped into basically seemed to want to be left alone. They didn't want religion forced on them. They didn't seem to mind a Merry Christmas or God Bless You. But, the anti-religion on DU when I first joined and even today startled me. To say it was hostile and is hostile is an understatement.

They make statements to be purposefully hateful. In fact, I take it as raw bigotry that is freely tolerated on DU and at times encouraged. It's amazing that the site can quickly sum up and quell the bigotry against other groups, but against Christians, it seems tolerated and even has a healthy support group. Basically, they are online bullies.

But, life goes on. What can you do? Bullies exist in every group. You have to learn to live with them and not let them get you down. I think people like that are unhappy. So, it's really that they're acting out. Now, being around adults that act out their rage and unhappiness makes you feel a bit...uneasy. But, I guess you learn to love them anyway.