Religion
In reply to the discussion: Must Atheists Trash Religion? [View all]Mariana
(14,861 posts)and their followers, and are blamed for all kinds of tragedies. The concept of atheism is frequently attacked in various ways - sometimes by theists claiming that atheism is really a religion, or that atheists are really believers who are angry at God, or that there are no atheists in foxholes, or in other ways. Yet, here we are. They tolerate us, for the most part.
Sometimes atheists receive death threats for calling attention to violations of the law requiring separation of church and state. That is intolerance. Jessica Ahlquist's life was in such danger that police had to escort her to school. That is intolerance. After Blair Scott appeared in an interview, the Fox News Facebook page received over 8000 death threats against atheists before they shut down the comments. That is intolerance.
Do you disagree?