I don't think they realize how arrogant and impertinent such a contention is, so I don't take it personally. However, it IS tiresome because it's so drilled into them, and the flip side is that they really believe that they would become depraved without their imagined godly morality. That's, after all, why they think atheists would be depraved, licentious, etc. At least there's a certain internal consistency to that notion.

It usually takes them by surprise if you force them to apply the notion to themselves by saying that it's too bad that they think themselves so evil that they believe themselves barely restrained from pillaging and raping but for their god holding them back from what they really want to do.

I wouldn't say it's offensive, but it is certainly annoying for its innate stupidity, and it doesn't encourage intelligent politics when people think these things and find other excuses to pander to religion. However, theists have an exceedingly large amount of people without the faintest clue on how to disseminate a true belief versus a false one, so I am not surprised they think these things.

To a small degree I feel offended.
Mostly I feel a great disappointment in their close mindedness.

Seems to me religion follows social norms of society and bases their current teachings on what is currently acceptable. Where was any Christian church on treatment of the Jews and black people in the early part of the 20th century? If they are the light and the truth shouldn’t their teachings and beliefs be timeless and unaffected by current social or political norms? Ridiculous

Very much so. The ones that scare me are the ones who freely admit they would do horrific things without their belief that they will be punished for it after death.

What type of person do they think they are? They need god not to kill someone? Not to put weapons in kids hands for some kind of war? Not to recognise that it was their decision to put that much butter in that delicious but don't eat too much cake? That you should harrass others? That you can stand up to others harrassing you? That sometimes sharing with skills, emotions or resources of some kind is needed and benefical to all?To not forget about our own needs and allow a bit of selfishness sometimes? To understand that someones wealth can help others and that there was systems in place that they acquired that wealth in the first place? To understand that opinions are not peer reviewed facts? To see someone suffering and note that you can't rely on some god to help them? Oh wait most people walk past those people...

It's hugely offensive. I'm a very moral person. In fact some of the theists I've encountered during my lifetime have displayed a shocking lack of common, basic morality.

Many are hypocrites, yet they look down on us, patronise us and claim the moral high ground. To dismiss an atheist's morality is to invalidate the whole person.

If a theist requires the fear of damnation to prevent them from doing immoral acts, then that is more offensive (scary) than what they think of me.

yes, but it really is a judgement statement about themselves. Without their religious rules, threats and promises they are immoral.
ps. Many/most of them remain immoral even with/despite or because of their religion.

I find it highly offensive and have had many debates over this, but morality is all a matter of perspective.

Yes. They also don't seem to realise that many of us carry the core of Judeo-Christian morality with us after we have left religion.

Slightly offended, bewildered, and a little sad. Keep in mind, when they tell you that, they usually don't understand the definition. They will often agree you can be a good person, but not "moral", which to many of them just means you won't go to heaven. You are good, but not "one of them". You can't be in their club.

Sooo frustrating to talk to these brainwashed sheeple.

It's the difference between being a decent person, and just acting like one for fear of reprisals from an all seeing entity.

Broadly speaking, you're either a decent person or you're not. If you're not, then religion stands a chance of keeping you on track. Though there are plenty of god believers who are also nasty people and/or criminals. So it's not that effective a deterrent, is it? It certainly doesn't seem to stop Catholic priests performing sex offences against children.

No.

I don't find it offensive. It's wrong and silly, but it's just how they think.

I do my best to be good and the opinions of people who believe in religion are the very least of my worries.

Mostly I amazed that people can be that stupid.

I don’t find it offensive but I do find it funny when I know someone for awhile and by my actions I am the best caring person on the planet. But as soon as they realize I don’t believe in god I get “oh my goodness, your going to hell”. It’s like, I was okay just a week ago. One small thing you learned about me didn’t turn me into a demon over night.

I guess I do not get offended that easily.

First of all, I wish that my Language help me to tell you what i think about this in the simplest and shortest way i could.

For me ( Morals ) always inside us it's in our DNA and it's a common mistakes when we think that morals come out of Religion or Beliefs.

There is a lot of People without any sort of God or Belief and have morals ( Japanese, Chinese too and Hindus also and many other ancient and modern examples in human history.

Bible Told everyone the Horrible things that (Gods Prophet) over ages did, and on the modern history we all know the horribles
it happened inside church or with the name of god or religion So, According to your Question Logic.

Did you Think that those people do or doesn't have Morals....?!

The Thing Is When it comes to ( Morality ) We all be the same, Since Day one we able to Distinguish
what Right from Wrong, What's Good from Bad. We all get Effected by our Society, Education, Social and Economical level
and a lot of other issues that effect the way you see morals. For Example,
What I will find it very moral in Egypt you might find it immoral in US and so on....

Religion didn't found moral out of nowhere it was exists and known in older and ancient civilization before
So, he just took it or rephrase it in different way.

And now Since the Majority of people has religion or they pretend to have one. So you think he has the main role on this,
But you aren't quite accurate cuz we start to be more morals after we put religion and gods away from our life.

Look to the History of Middle Ages, Do we look morals to you..... ?!

Look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948

What do you Think Right Now ........ Does God or beliefs told us to do so.

Ask your self and am sure
you will be able to find the right answer.

It's quite sad that people believe that they need to believe in something to have morals when it should be a natural instinct to "DO" the right thing. But theres a reason why common sense ain't that common

Offensive? No. Ignorant? Oh hell yes.

I sure do! I guess they only behave right so they won't go to hell & will go to heaven. We do it for no reward....

It does offend me. I have seen more morality from atheists than many christians.

No, I just look at them as uneducated.

When they see an agnostic/atheist like me doing good deeds because I want to, and I don't give two shits about pleasing some God, hopefully the cognitive dissonance will spur them to question a bit more.