Why does an atheist have to bash religion and religious figures ?

[Niksik]

Re: Why does an atheist have to bash religion and religious figures ?

@Theorist

^ Giving me an example of what other so called atheist nations have done won’t do any good. I am not speaking on behalf of all atheists. We are ALL different. The only thing we have in common is our lack of belief. If I am addressing any atheists out there, I am referring to my kind of atheists- antiwar, humanistic, secularist in views. I don’t preach atheism to other people offline. The only place I ever talk about my lack of belief or problems caused by religion is here on GS. I am nothing like this offline.

Btw, not trying to cause another debate, indoctrination leads to more violence especially in today’s world. So whether a religion teaches to wage war or not, conflict/violence is inevitable when two or more religious parties live together. Is it anything to wonder about that Pakistan is NOW 98% muslim?

Humans are territorial like most animals, war comes natural to us but being the intelligent beings we are, we should be able to defeat the urge to wage war against others.

It is not atheism that’s shoved down others’ throats, it’s religion. No one’s born muslim or christian. The fact that you don’t give your children the freedom of choice is completely irrational and mentally abusive. Why shouldn’t I care about that? if I see 3 year olds reciting Kalma and being told that everything is created by Allah, I see it as brainwashing. There’s no way a child will grow up to believe that if he/she isn’t taught that from an early age. I would be guilty of the same crime if I told my child there’s no God.

You can be antiwar, and human and still be religious. You don’t have to have lack of belief in God to be humane .