“It was under Silverman’s direction that the American Atheists group sought to block the preservation of a cross-beam section of the World Trade Center skeleton that resembled a cross. Silverman opined: “The World Trade Center cross has become a Christian icon. It has been blessed by so-called holy men and presented as a reminder that their God, who couldn’t be bothered to stop the terrorists or prevent 3,000 people from being killed in his name, cared only enough to bestow upon us some rubble that resembles a cross.”[7]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Silverman_(activist)
Well, David, if it is only “rubble”, why did you try so hard to get rid of it?
Is it wrong to pray for the utter destruction of your enemies?
Why are some atheists not content to enjoy their atheism in private? Why do they insist on proselytizing, which they always accuse Christians of doing? Why does an atheist care what others believe? I am beginning to really not like atheists.
I know a lot of atheists.
Most don't care and are happy to leave well enough alone, provided they aren't preached at. I've even known a couple of have said that they actually wish they could be believers because they see the comfort that believers receive; but they just can't take that "leap of faith."
However, some are militant, as you say. They are not really atheists, per se, they are anti-theists. They struggle to fight against God...as if they, through their efforts, can destroy Him. Their religion of "anti-theism" is highly evangelical in nature, has a set of dogma, and they have no problem with conducting their own Inquisition for those who dare challenge their dogma.
The former, while I pray for the Holy Spirit to enlighten their hearts, I have no problem with. The latter are just as intolerant as the most fundamentalist Muslim and I think should, for the good of society, receive the same reward.