Why are some Atheists so paranoid?

Let me be upfront in saying IÂ’m not an especially religious person and I rarely weigh in on matters of a religious nature on this blog. My own personal beliefs are just that. Personal. Period.

But I want to make an observation about Atheism – one that was spurred by a comment made on this post a few days ago. My observation of the woman described in the news story is that she’s an idiot, who needs to get a life. Pointing out that she was an atheist was merely being descriptive. If she got up on the PA system and told all the boys that they were going to burn in hell for playing with themselves, I’d consider her just as much an idiot, probably more so.

Look, I have no problems with atheists in general. Personally, I could care less whether someone says a rosary every morning or practices pagan rituals on the weekend. ItÂ’s none of my business. Keep it to yourself. Most of America feels pretty much the same way.

What annoys the crap out of me are a particular stripe of atheist who gets their back up because they’re so “uncomfortable” living in a culture that – by and large – is Judeo-Christian in its history and orientation. These self-absorbed a-holes live in a world of imaginary persecution, as if they are some kind of enlightened visionaries being oppressed by a medieval theocracy. If you look at a dollar bill’s inscription “In God We Trust” and you get all uncomfortable, that’s your problem.

Why feel so threatened? Do you think the fundamentalism police are going to come and round up the unbelievers and put them in work camps? Give me a break. Nobody is sitting outside your doorstep, clutching a Bible and waiting to try and convert you or force you to go to church or live your life according to their teachings. Get over yourself. Nobody cares. YouÂ’re not that interesting.

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