Has General Discussion Been Hostile to Religious Believers recently?

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354. The truth is, religious people have been used to complete deference, until about ten years ago.

It's been the social norm that of course atheists/non-believers are to be shunned and derided because they are a hated minority. Of course being religious, particularly Christian, is the correct way to go through life in this country. Little did religious people realize how many millions of people secretly felt religion was nothing but made-up bullshit. The Internet has pulled back the curtain on this long-suppressed yet massively held opinion. Now many religious people are shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you, that the "other" group has so many members and not everybody thinks beliefs based on mythology, ancient superstition, and control propaganda are to be granted automatic respect and deference.

Religious people are getting a tiny taste of what non-believers have gone through for eons. It's just comments on the Internet -- jeez, you'd think they were being put in stocks or burned at the stake.