Warbler said:

DuracellEnergizer said:
Since my family adheres to cultic lies True Christianity, Christmas isn't observed in my household. I did buy myself the eighth season of The Simpsons on DVD, though, so it's almost all good.

I don't understand, you say your family adheres to True Christianity, yet they won't celebrate the birth of Christ?

DuracellEnergizer said: cultic lies

*sigh* now, if I had said this in reference to the Islam or Jewish religion, what would the reaction have been? Lets say a celebrity said this about Islam or the Jewish religion, what would the reaction have been? I'm going to bet that he'd/she'd be labeled a bigot. Why is it ok to insult my religion, when it isn't to do the same to the others? DuracellEnergizer, was it really necessary to use those words?

I have no problem with someone who doesn't believe in Christ, but I do have a problem with people insulting my religion.

I'm sure he thinks that Judaism and Islam are also a bunch of phoney baloney (as do I). This is such a typical Christian reaction to any and all criticism. Atheist don't rip on Christianity and then think that Islamic and Jewish beliefs are real. All three groups believe in the first 5 books of the Old Testament and atheists therefore think that all three groups are ignoring logic and believing in some stories that are obviously untrue.

The point you are trying to make (I believe) is that only Christians get ripped on. Most atheists/agnostics in this country are either raised in a Christian home or at least have Christianity thrown in their face most of their lives. The US is a mostly Christian country AND NOT the persecuted minority you and others would like to believe you are. I don't have Muslims or Jews knocking on my door and trying to convert me. There aren't pushy Muslims or Jews standing in front of the local college and all but forcing students to take a tiny copy of the Bible. I don't have Muslim or Jewish friends telling me I live in sin and trying to talk me into going church every Sunday (and it should be noted that I do have Muslim and Jewish friends.

We stick up for Muslims because in this country they are the minority and there are "bigots"who hate Muslims and try to stifle Muslim culture and growth in this country (just watch Fox News). Nobody would lose there mind if Christians tried to build a church near the WTC. In fact there is a huge cross where the WTC used to be. But Muslims want to take over an old Men's Warehouse (or was it a Burlington Coat Factory?) and oh no! the boogeyman is taking over and insulting 9/11 victims.

Let's stop pretending that Christians have it worst in this country because that is absolutely ridiculous.