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I think claiming that "the left" all attack Christians is pretty similar; a painting of an entire group with a characteristic that you then use to denigrate them.

I agree with the first two words, that is the only certainty when it comes to religion. Either you learn it on your mother’s knee or come to it by way of epiphany. But there is no explanation for it that agrees with rational explanation. What follows is simply not the case. It’s not about “hating “ no matter how many times you conflate race or sexuality with a belief system that is by any definition a matter of choice. And again no one hates the belief system or the believers, we hate having the precepts forced upon us and, to be honest, the free pass believers expect when asked to explain why they should own the allowance.

That "we" clearly does not include those who try to impose their religious beliefs on everyone else by enshrining them in the law of the land.

Nice try. Instead let’s use owning one and living next door to one for 30 years as the comparison. The neighbors opinion would have some value, no doubt, and even more if he was paying the rent so the kids could play. Try something easier: tell me why I should accept Jesus Christ as my savior based on currently available, and provable, information.

It’s a slippery slope. First you don’t allow nipples on TV, then you’re an authoritarian theocracy

Not hate. That is your canard. I hate the influence of Christianity on our society including our military, not the adherents to the faith. What you do not want to see is how what you believe is being forced down the throats of your fellow citizens. You know, like teaching it in public schools underneath a plaque of the 10 Commandments. I get it that it is real to you but for others it is without any rational basis, is completely unprovable, and should have no role in our social and political processes.

Nice play. So now we atheists hate the disabled and the religious? You just refuse to give up on the hate thing. Do you know anyone who actually hates the disabled because of some law they required or just for giggles? Sure, everyone sensible is annoyed by those jerks with yappy dogs masquerading as service dogs, and asshats who use the handicap parking slot unfairly, or those who board the aircraft first out of selfishness, but I have never met one person who was bigoted against the disabled. You are really grasping now. You know, outside of the religion topic, you have enormous respect here owing to your very intelligent and well supported views on a myriad of subjects. I have learned much from you, absolutely. Unfortunately on this topic of Christianity and your personal relationship to the belief system all of your usual facts and attendant support gets tossed in the bin and you just don't want to talk about it or justify it or own any bit of what religion does to we non-believers. Which, in my experience, here and elsewhere, is the norm.

TRUMP HAS BEEN CROWNED KING! In a major victory for President Trump, the court restricted the ability of federal judges to block his executive orders. "The 6-to-3 decision, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and split along ideological lines" 167 days into trump's presidency the doors have been thrown wide open. Get ready for Project 2025 on steroids courtesy Stephen Miller.

So you’d never make a sweeping statement like, oh I don’t know, “‘the left’ thinks it’s ok to hate Christians” because that would itself be a display of bigotry? Because it obviously would be, wouldn’t it?

A woman walks into a store and asks the clerk for four D-cell batteries. The clerk wagged his fingers beckoning the woman and said, "Come this way." The lady replied, "If I could come that way, I wouldn't need four D-cell batteries".

I will tell you, the same "group" trying to kill you will also have those trying to save your butt. Would you have me hate them all?

Yes, those folks: https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/ So for you that's right wing? It's the Christians who are right wing in my view. This is a very silly argument in my opinion. Take a look at our new SecDef's Christian tattoos. Dues Vult, the Christian Inshallah as you know, the Chi-Ro (revelations), the Christian Crusader Cross writ large, and so on. Keith, you spent 20 years in our increasingly Christian Military, are you going to tell us if SecDef, or anyones superior officer, suggests a prayer meeting come Saturday the invitee's will consider it optional? Religious influence across our society be it political, military, social, what ever, is not just unfair owing to power imbalances but it is wrong. In this neck of the world woods it's Christianity doing the harm; in Iran it's the Mullahs--same same.