Right. We should be concentrating on the Jews. They are the smart sneaky ones.

In the U.S. they dominate national politics. If you are talking about the "West" you are talking about N.America and most of Europe. Last time I checked those were Christian majority. That certainly is the case in my country (U.S.).

Perhaps this will help you understand why it seems that way?

Let's put it this way, I've have never had a buddhist tell me I would burn forever if I didn't agree with their beliefs.

So your concern is that Atheists are focusing too much on the largest group trying to legislate their religion, and instead should use their limited resources on the much smaller (in the US) groups?

To whom do you refer? No other group in the US has enough power to legislate their religion.

Possibly because nearly 80% of Americans identify as Christian?

perfect. this is where i get to go all fox news and say,

I am aware that religions other than Christianity exist. In fact, I (an atheist) was raised in one. But my problem IS mainly with Christianity. Because Christians are the dominant group in the US, and so the laws that conservative Christians try to pass are what is governing my life, not laws that Jews or Hindus or…

sorry, miss #notallchristians

Totally with you on your sentiment, just think it's important to acknowledge that those people don't reflect all of us, just like extremists don't represent all Christians, Muslims, etc. The vast majority of non-believing folk I know hate those people just as much as everyone else does.

Over 70% of America identifies as Christian. When Odinists become the majority and try to enforce their beliefs via the US Government, I might feel differently.

if religion got out of the business of politics and morality-legislation (while being tax-free) i would be more on board with this... but the religious influence politics and make policies based on their religion that affect us all - as a non-believer, i don't tolerate that.

Does anybody have good, healthy, positive associations with growing up in a religious family? I feel a solidarity with other people who grew up Catholic, but for the most part we are talking shit about how messed up it was. I'm not saying that every Catholic is terrible, it really needs to be something you choose as…

Exposing children to religion not only makes them have a harder time to tell the difference between fiction and reality, but the constant prejudice in common religious practice just makes underdeveloped minds adopt a "holier than thou, and thou, and also thou" mentality even after post puberty. Every day education…

I'm not going to say I hope more people become secular, but I hope that they continue to recognize how they truly feel about their beliefs. Christians think they own the market on morality and that morals are concrete - they don't and they aren't. You can truly be good without god. And I don't mind if we remind them…

I was raised in an atheist household (I'm 25 now), and I'm always surprised at how uncommon it is. I know lots of atheists, but all of them came to their atheism as teenagers or adults. I don't know anyone else with atheist parents.

The death penalty is by far our most outdated and barbaric practice. If you have spent any time outside of the US, you'll find that non-Americans point to it's continued use as proof of the sadism we allow to persist in our culture. It's disgusting. It's revolting. I don't care how awful someone is, how deserving of…

Yes. Because the best message to send about how killing is fundamentally wrong and human life is not for others to take or violate is by...taking another life?

I refuse to believe that.