“I have a few atheist friends who will object to equating their belief with “evil”.”
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing a married atheist couple whose children were baptized (Lutheran) before the parents left their faith. They live and behave like any other good Christians or other faith(s) in the neighborhood. Their kids are smart and are involved in organized sports and go to public schools. They’re all very good-looking people, not to mention their house and property being the envy of just about everyone on the block.
They say they’ve left it up to each of their children to decide on whether to subscribe to any religion or not, whether to marry, who to marry, whether to vote (R) or (D), whether to go to college or not, etc. I’ve had the oldest boy (14) babysit my youngest 3 or 4 times now and there have not been any issues...
So, what’s so terrible about atheists again?
So, what’s so terrible about atheists again? ............................................ They’re not Jewish or Christian is my guess. I’ve known several, they were never a threat to anyone. Actually they were very peace loving and behaved like most other religions should. I personally don’t measure people by their religious label, I measure them by their deeds. If a person is evil, they will show it, if they are good they will show it. You don’t have to be religious to love your fellow man, if goodness is in your heart.