Why do atheists poke fun at Christians/Christianity only?

Question

Why not poke fun at Muslims also? Are you scared of them? Or do you just have a special hatred for Christians?

Answer 1

Islam has teachings that make it appear to be the religion of satan. I'd poke fun at them but if they found out who I was, they'd probably murder me.

Answer 2

Generally, atheists live in countries that have freedom of religion. Not very many Islamic countries have freedom of religion - and thus they have few atheists. This means that the atheists will end up having more exposure to Christians and will end up having more personal complaints against Christianity.

If more atheists had more contact with Muslims, they would probably complain about them more.

Answer 3

If you read more and left your house occasionally your would soon realize how completely wrong this statement is.

If there are more Christians around, then proportionally it will appear they are being debated with more. It only seems that way. Atheists do not believe in any gods not just yours.

Also in the US the Christian far outnumber other religions and are far more aggressive in their attempts to influence government and society in general.

Answer 4

I do not poke fun, I present facts ,Christians poke fun at themselves.
As far as the Muslims goes,they get you reported for just about anything,I have had my account suspended 3 times, they are more intolerant than the Christians.
I let them keep believing in their intolerant delusion.

Answer 5

I'm a Christian, but bad theology probably should be poked fun at, and it's good to see how the world sees us. Mostly it's lack of education, but sometimes they make good points. There are some things I can't answer.

Answer 6

It is like this:
With Christians it is "turn the other cheek."
With Muslims, fill in the blanks _________ ______ _______.

I don't say a word against them because I am scared of them. That's the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Oh, by the way I am a Catholic Christian.

Answer 7

No hatreds for anyone. I don't see or hear Muslims evangelizing. I'm not sure we as Atheists are poking fun. However, you gotta admit, some of what they believe and say is very funny.

Answer 8

because a lto of people who say they are Christians don't live for God they just call then selves Christians cuz they go to church on Sunday's and therefore they are easier to poke at



not many are true believers and strong in the Word

Answer 9

There has never been a Muslim that ever bothered me personally, even when he/she knew that I was an Atheist.

Many, many, many Christians, on the other hand, come up and bother you in the chance that you might not be a Christian (much less a Christian of the right denomination).

Answer 10

Because Christians keep insisting that this is a Christian nation. They are trying to legislate their beliefs in congress even as we speak. Christians in this country have a dismal human rights record. Christians in this country are blocking stem cell research. Christians in this country discriminate against homosexuals and people of other religions. Christians in this country are anti-science and anti-progress. Do you want more?

Answer 11

I'm a Christian, and I answered a question regarding this same topic a few days ago. I'm going to copy and paste it for you here:


I don't think that many people have a problem with the idea of Christianity itself. But truthfully, Christianity (at least the way that it is practiced by those who are in power or in the media spotlight) is very seculsive and harsh towards other groups.

We're living in a society that I believe is (thankfully) moving more towards the idea of equality. Years ago, most people went to church -- they just did, because they were raised and taught to believe that there is no other alternative, that pursuing another alternative would make you sinful and evil. As we have changed, our society has learned to accept and embrace and respect the rights of those who choose a different path.

And in the midst of moving our society towards equality for all, the only people who seem to want to stand in the way of that are ... fundamentalist Christians. During the time of suffrage, fundamentalists railed against women having the right to vote because of what The Bible says about women speaking up. When the government decides to remove organized prayer from schools to respect the rights and beliefs of all the children there, its fundamentalists that scream and rant about it. They want to protect their rights to worship, even at the expense of the rights of other people. And now that society is pressing for the right of any person to enter into the contract of marriage regardless of their sexual orientation, its fundamentalists that want to stop it because homosexuality is against their religious rules.

So, while society is making this move to ensure that all people are afforded the same rights, its fundamentalist Christianity that wants to stand in the way of it. You don't hear about Wiccans demanding that all children break into covens first thing every morning and call the corners. You don't hear gay men and lesbian women (seriously) fighting against the heterosexual's right to marriage.

And all this is coming from a Christian. I think, to combat this, more of us need to take a stand and say that the fundamentalists and extremists DO NOT represent us and ARE NOT a reflection of the faith that we hold. But until more of us do this, we're going to be grouped in with a bunch of people who, socially, want to ensure their own rights and say to hell with everyone else's.