"Communists (by definition atheists)..."
WRONG.
All Communists may be Atheists (strongly disputed), but all Atheists are not Communists. Murder is not an atheist monopoly. By your own standard of measurement, I'd say there are fewer Atheist murderers than there are murderers who have not declared themselves Atheist. Atheism is not believing in an invisible being in the sky. Full-stop.
"...murdered 100 million people in the 20th century. This didn't weigh heavily on their conscience, because they didn't believe that anyone was in a position to judge them. It's all about political power, and as long as you're the top dog, you can do whatever you want."
Communists murdering millions has nothing to do with Atheism. If that were the case, the United States would have most of its murderers being declared Atheist. Clearly that is not the case. Genuine Atheists are pragmatists.
"Christians cannot operate that way because we realize that judgment will come, and we need to answer for our actions."
Neither can an Atheist justify risking social disorder that will ultimately result in his or her own demise.
"You raised the issue of the Inquisition earlier in this thread. Do you have any idea how many people were killed by the Spanish Inquisition? Over a period of centuries, those bloodthirsty Christians killed about 1000 people. A thousand!"
What was that old Biblical quote again about killing one innocent being akin to killing all humanity?
Now, there were inquisitions outside of Spain as well, so the total death toll is a bit higher, but think about this:
For your example of murderous Christians, you have to go 500 years into the past, and specify an event with 1000 casualties.
But there are Christians alive today who can testify to you about the millions of people killed by atheists. They witnessed these events.
You are confusing people who murdered for political gain, or by force, with Atheists. One has very little to do with the other. Otherwise, there would be a murderous streak within Atheists worldwide, and not just in Eastern Europe or China.
Being a Christian is your choice. You clearly don't want to be one of us.
I am not yet convinced a god exists.
But if you believe atheists to be morally, or intellectually superior to Christians, then you are simply ignorant.
So would you be, if you think believers can't do any wrong.
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Genesis 3:4-5 (King James Version)
4.And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5.For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
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The way of Cain ... was not to follow God's way but his own way.
(Bad result) It continues today.
How anyone can look at the miracle of birth, the systems of our body, the eye ... is so complicated, our heart, brain, blood, the self healing, bones that grow together when broken, cuts that close, etc. etc. ... and not see the wonder it all ... the miracles that surround us daily, is blind indeed. The universe holds wonders and the variety of life on earth is amazing.
Evolution is a theory and despite their saying it is proven ... it is not. There are many things we accept and take as ordinary that are anything but ordinary. EXTRAORDINARY.
ELECTRICITY. WE USE IT YET WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT. GRAVITY. our atmosphere ...air ... water we use water and can locate water but we can not create water out of nothing, or dirt .. ...
God created the world, humans, animals, plants, trees, etc.
God help us in our day. Amen. “Of ourselves we can do nothing.”
“ Christians have a HOPE and not for this life only; but for life after death ... eternal life. Nothing trumps that. Praise God.