Aug 31, 2017, 3:37 AM

@WTFE

Given all of this, you'll have to excuse me if I'm a bit gunshy whenever I meet someone who self-identifies as a Christian. Especially of the evangelical camp. (The tormentors in high school were Adventists.) And if you think you're oppressed because of people like us being gunshy and suspicious, perhaps it's time for you to reflect on how you (the collective, not you individually) have been treating people for centuries. Perhaps, then, you'll feel a bit of sympathy instead of whining about your oppression.

I mean, the vast majority of Christians are pretty moderate these days. How else would all those predominantly Christian nations in Europe and North America secularize? I think the fear of Christians is overstated, and I'm an atheist.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I find their proselytizing very annoying, but I don't think Ned Flanders is going to shoot me for being an infidel or anything. His opinions are just a bit kooky. Hardly a basis for fear.