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Maybe they are missing something? Maybe there is void in their lives that makes them bitter and angry.

Maybe it is human nature to criticize something that you want to believe in. A person wants to be convinced.

Christians have been their own worst enemies with the corruption and ignorance in their own faith. But it is important to remember that it isn’t the messenger that is important but the message.

I don't really have a problem with honest atheists. There seem to be many kinds: some people seem to just be born without a sense of the spiritual underpinnings of life and nature that others sense keenly. For others, an excessive stress on intellect and the 'rational' has crowded out any possibility of balance in this regard. Some have become disgusted with the way religion has been presented to them, and they mistake 'religiosity' and the letters of narrow sectarian doctrines for authentic spiritual awareness and spiritual approaches to life. A lot of them simply don't understand religion; and base their attitudes on misunderstanding.

I only get upset when they turn their atheism INTO a religion, and try to force it upon all of us, completely misreading and misunderstanding the Establishment Clause, for instance, and trying to force all religious expression out of the public square; refusing to tolerate and respect diversity in this area, etc.

I agree they are missing something, a hole in their lives is why they are lashing out at people of faith. I don’t know if it is envy, jealousy, anger at God or they are just plain mean and mad at everything. It might just make them feel superior to mock the faith of others. They spout science-science-science, yet if you really look at evolution one has to have more faith to believe in that than creation or intelligent design. There are just so many holes in the theory of evolution, they must have faith in something they can’t scientifically prove.

Did the universe suddenly appear on it’s own? How? Was it created from another universe, if so where did the other universe come from and start? How do you get something from nothing? If we are in a multiverse where and how did they all begin? And as a person of faith I am ridiculed for lack of scientific proof?

And you are right Christian can be their own worst enemies, but the message is more important than the messenger as you have stated. If they want to not believe that’s fine with me, I respect your decision, but don’t agree with it and unless you are in my face ranting and raving, I’m go with the live and let live credo, but accord me the same respect.