Why do athiests despise Christians but not Muslims or Jews or Hindis or people of other world religions?

Answer 1

when they are in my face, i'm sure i will get around to 'despising' them too.

Answer 2

I despise those who try to turn my nation into a fascist state controlled by their religion. This could mean any one of them, depending on the circumstances.

To tell you the truh, I grew up around Islam, and nobody get offended, but that is the only religion I am seriously opposed to.

Answer 3

They do not despise Christians, but they target Christian beliefs more because the atheists you have come into contact with are in predominately Christian places and have thus been persecuted by Christians.

Not to compare Christians to Nazis here, but if the Nazis persecuted the Jews' religious beliefs, would the Jews appear to despise:
A) The Nazis
B) Communists?

They may not necessarily like or agree with the Communists, but the Nazis are still the ones who've been giving them ****.

Answer 4

They don't despise the Christians until they ask loaded questions like this. It's rather lame when a group claims to be a majority and then tries to play the persecution card.

Answer 5

I don't think they despise them...maybe they just strongly disagree with them...why do most Christians think their religion is the only right one...because of some old book ??

Answer 6

Atheists generally don't despise anyone, they simply do not believe.

Answer 7

The only Truth that pierces the heart of the heathen in found in Christ. No "religious" idea is as powerful nor will cause the sinner to oppose it so vehemently.

edit: the thumbs downs I've received only further supports my belief. the heathen hates Christianity because it is a testimony against his sinfulness. No other religion garners the same reaction from them.

Answer 8

see? questions aimed at atheists are too easy to counter.