tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363448.post3883133643831934544..comments2015-06-10T14:59:45.176-04:00Comments on brainstorms [next bit]: kurtz editorial: Are ‘Evangelical Atheists’ Too Outspoken?ozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062585218369513464noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363448.post-32109511136150607912007-09-21T16:16:00.000-04:002007-09-21T16:16:00.000-04:00The issue for me with evangelical atheism is that ...The issue for me with evangelical atheism is that it always seems...shrill to me. Like Linux zealots^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hevangelists complaining about 'M$'. My reaction is the same: "uhh, ok there, no need to get excited...you go ahead and do your thing, buddy."<BR/><BR/>Is secularism really under attack? What do theists do to you in your everyday life that warrants the vitriol spewed in their direction?<BR/><BR/>Admittedly, I say this as someone who grew up in this largely secular, open society. I have never been persecuted for my choice not to have faith, let along been threatened with harm or death. But I also do not think that Canada or the US are in danger of becoming places where refusing to profess faith is a potentially bodily harmful thing to do, and treating it like we're headed that way is an overreaction that weakens the (valid!) arguments that evangelical atheism makes.Fraxashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250589389977400643noreply@blogger.com