If atheists don't believe in God why do they feel so threatened by religion?

Question

My question is based on the fact that more questions under the category of religion and spiritualiy are answered more by atheists than questions. Take this question for example. Gotcha'. That's gotta hurt.

Editorial correction. The statement should read as follows:
My question is based on the fact that more questions posted under the category of religious and spirituality are answered more by atheists than Christians. Take this question for example. "Gotcha". Oh, that's gotta hurt.

Also questions that bash God and Christians seem to get an overwhelming amount of stars and responses from atheists. Reason being that atheists feel insecure and threatened by religion.

Answer 1

They are threatened by what they are certainly
missing in life - but they don't know it.
Inside, they are incomplete.
They don't realize their potential for and
in soul and spirit with God.
They are empty and don't even know it!
Their goal is advancement and freedom,
but for what purpose - to be recycled!
I enjoy my relationship with God!
Soul, spirit, and God are real!
Exploring eternity, not just physical life, is the
ultimate, complete, joyous life!
Freedom only exists in love and blessing
from God!

Answer 2

Because you religious types have a tendency to murder anybody who does not convert to your exact religion.
In the early days of the American Colonies they were not only busy killing off the natives, they were busy killing other European Christians. They were killing each other over their religion.
The freedom of religion clauses were put into the American Constitution in hopes of putting an end to the religious wars that had been ongoing for about 1,500 years in Europe and were continuing in America at the time.
If the Religious Right continues to grow in power in North America I think that religious oppression will begin again and we will face another thousand years of the Dark Ages.

Religion will not hesitate to suppress free speech, scientific inquiry or independent thought.
There are many reasons to fear religions.
Just look at the Middle East today, and notice how much it resembles Texas.

When I hear American Evangelicals like Robertson, Kennedy, Falwell, etc, calling for the death penalty for gays, adulterers, foreign political leaders, etc, I start to get very worried.
When I hear the religious right supporting fascist doctrine I get worried. When I hear your Senators, Congressmen and Governors proclaiming a Christian Nation I feel a very deep fear of the future.
When I hear your President saying he declared war because God told him to I fear very deeply.

Answer 3

We do not feel threatened by religion.We just don't like certain people forcing the stuff on us. I'm not talking about all Christians. After seeing some genuine questions and answers I can see that their are some nice ones out their. It's the ones like I have living over the road from me that is the dangerous type she is a real fanatic liar.

Answer 4

Threatened? No. Overwhelmed by the fact that everyone is scared or threatened by (something that looks like them but has insane power because a book said so) exterestrial being? Maybe. Why are people God fearing when there is not one?

Answer 5

There is no fear as powerful as the fear of God, and so, they are not sure of what they say. They feel they must get others to come onto their side so they are not standing alone if, as they surely will be, proven wrong.

This is not a new development, it has been around for centuries. always there have those that believe that man and man alone rules and governed himself. And so, they must attack that which is a threat to what they think they know.

And there are those like, Rosie O'Donnell, who attack Christianity all the time. But remember this very basic truth about her and most others that do this: They do not want to destroy religion, they want religion to change to suit what they want it to be, to install a new set of morals.

Answer 6

I don't think some of them do. I think they have a hard time understanding why we believe in something that seems so illogical. (Am I right, atheists?)

I also think some of them have been "beat over the head" with certain types of Christians who try to convert them that they are frustrated enough to,.......well, you know.

Answer 7

I don't feel threatened, but I don't appreciate someone making laws or denying rights to a group of people based on their personal religious values. I especially don't like the idea that some creep of a pharmacist can deny me my medication or birth control because of his personal values. Imposing your personal values on me is just wrong.

Answer 8

Here, read this question from an atheist:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A9FJu8tN9qVGuCwB7gXd7BR.?qid=20070724052949AAoVNjI

Personally I'm not threatened by religion but if we are forced to live by the rules of religion or else...don't you think we have the right to retaliate?

Answer 9

Athiests all spent a recent previous life in the Bible Belt, usually Lubbock, Texas.

They're just spending this lifetime decompressing.

Answer 10

I'm not an atheist, but atheists don't seem threatened to me. Upon what do you base this claim?