I'm not an atheist, but this thread intrigues me.
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Originally Posted by Marguerite
it comes down to hating Christians and Christianity.
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I've always viewed it as somewhat difficult to hate Christianity, simply because there is no single Christianity. There's Catholic Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Protestant Christianity, and others, and, to me, most hate what they perceive as Christianity. I, for example, perceive it as Roman Catholicism, but my girlfriend perceives it as some fringe Southern Baptist church. As a result, I am pretty neutral towards Christianity, and She's fairly hostile towards it.
Of course, one's experience with those groups also affects their views. In fact, one's experiences and own convictions usually influence how they view others, but I think the phrase "(insert object, belief, etc.) doesn't/don't kill people, people kill people" works in this situation.