Actually, I decided on November 10th to stop being so restrained in dealing with Christians. They are insufferable, annoying and judgemental. I am actively trying to avoid dealing with them. They espouse the stupidest crap as a matter of fact and think people who don't believe that garbage are nuts. As a long-term atheist, I don't go about arguing my belief but I have to listen to these dimwits preach their dogma. Fact is, most Christians haven't even read their book and talk out of their asses.

My only point is, we're focused too MUCH on the negative, not that the bashing isn't justified. It most certainly is. Nothing else is possible until we deal with it. IF we can deal with it.
I mean, we're on the brink of final, conclusive defeat. Or close to it. The focus should be on it. But we already know how bad the problem is. So why keep preaching to the choir about it, and why not instead concentrate on what we're going to do about it?
Or can nothing BE done? If that's true, we might as well talk about what life will be like in a theocratic plutocracy.

When they stop attacking I'll stop resisting.

I will never pause from bashing christians until there are no more christians....

I have things l am grateful for such as good health and the ability to still play music and make money doing it. I don't have a minute of time to waste on Christians. They are the main reason we can't advance as a society and a nation. Fuck'em and not in a fun way.

It's possible. But ask yourself how long, or even if, the other side will pause for any length of time?

Let us be thankful for learning the profound truths that have been discovered, and look forward to the day when more people will give up their dishonesty. And to hope that our species survives, somehow.

I like your perspective here, as I too would prefer a calmer, less combative environment. Whoever first uttered the toast, “May we live in interesting times,” might have chosen other words had he lived in our time!

I am not by nature a drum beating militant, but much of what we are angry about on this site has been brought upon us by an outspoken minority who seem to think their religion is of the utmost importance, and should be more interwoven with all of society. We are forced into this conflict and so we must defend the values of pluralism, secularism and staunch church-state separation if we are to avoid going back to a darker age.

The US Constitution Framers intentionally left God out, much to the chagrin of those who do not support the values I listed above. We must engage the enemy of a secular society as fiercely as they seek to do their God’s bidding. As my avatar said, “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.”

So let this holiday be a day of peace, but tomorrow brings more heightened conflict, I fear, then we’ve ever experienced in recent years.

Thats just human nature to help and harm each other. I oppose organized religion and think all holy building should be shut down. I all so think that all holy text should be burned and stop from being printed.

Everything in life is positive with a good dog, a a good beer, and Trump’s policies in your heart.

You do you.

Answers to your questions; no, no, no, yes, maybe, yes, yes.

Yes, we are damned to be at each others throats. I find that there is a good bit of violent thinking at this website.

I laugh a lot at what I see here. I don't find it hate filled at all and hate for religions is a good thing, bad things should be hated and this site has a lot to do with religion.

Most of the positive stuff on the site is in the groups, it is true, the front page tends to be news and views, which are rarely positive.

But today was a bright winters day and I had friends over for a game of petangue, then we had mince pies and wine afterwards. That was positive, but sadly that is where I go for most of my positive, social media is not a good place to look for it at all, but I would say the this site is far better than most.