No, atheists do not do "the online equivalent of knocking on doors." Them expressing their lack of belief in God online is not "knocking on your door" because the Internet isn't your house. Militant Christians bomb abortion clinics. Militant Jews bomb Palestinians. Militant atheists write books.
I really have no problem with most atheists. Like most Jews, I don't need everyone to believe in the same thing as me, at all. But there is a certain kind of atheist that is *bothered* by expressions of religion, and feels the need to tell people to be Atheist.
And you should really read some history - militant atheists have violently suppressed religion when they were in power. Because they are people, and that kind of repression is a common human response to power.
Moreover, (and I really shouldn't be batited into responding to this) the conflict in Israel/Palestine is almost entirely a bog standard ethnic conflict over land and rights; religion doesn't play much of a role except historically. It's only in a Christian frame that religion is very important.
It's a bit wild to read this stuff when I'm surrounded by Jews from the former Soviet Union, and have family affected by laws in Quebec banning public employees like teachers from wearing kippahs, hijabs or turbans. I get that my experience is different, but that's kinda the point. 1/
I was thinking of the suppression of religion in China under communism. But yeah, atheism is not better (or worse) than other ideologies.
Yup, that too.
The white American Christian experience is not universal. We are saying that when you grow up in a particular setting, your brain learns to see that as a universal norm. You may reject a specific aspect or belief, but that doesn't automatically rewire your whole brain and life experience.
It depends on the ideology of what the atheist believes I wish all atheists were live let live, you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you type. I wish all atheist would understand that all religions aren’t the same
Just like there have been tolerant Christian societies. It's not a function of religion, is my point.
This just happened in Ottawa, to someone from a family I know. Nothing wrong with not believing in God, but a militant anti-theist can be radicalized to antisemitic violence. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
I am particularly annoyed at non Jewish atheist who feel the need to tell Jewish atheists that they aren’t Jewish, or atheist or both