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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby
The problem with religion is when people feel the need to force their belief onto others. The same is true of atheism.
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Most of the time, it's not that atheists are trying to force their lack of belief on others. They're trying to keep the religious majority from forcing their beliefs on them or others.
As an example, when American Atheists or the Freedom From Religion Foundation start getting in the face of governments over overt, public endorsements of religious faith, that's not atheists forcing atheism on people but standing up for everyone's right to not be discriminated against by the government, by preventing them from endorsing a single religious faith as is prohibited in the constitution.
When do I get vocal about atheism? When people start using religious faith to push public policy, or spread harmful information. Remember
this?
Faith can be a dangerous thing insofar as it informs your actions. If you believe that God loves you, fantastic. But if you believe that prayer can
cure diseases without medical intervention and use this to inform your action to keep your children from getting medical care, then it's a problem.