Well, it seems I am locking horns more and more with the faithful. What's interesting is that the moment they discover I am an atheist, the gloves come off. I've rarely experienced a more judgmental group of people than the sharers of my former faith. "You just weren't a true Christian,"enter the "no true Scotsman" fallacy. It seems they have difficulty accepting that I could ever leave Christianity. It makes me glad that Christianity carries no death penalty for apostasy à la islam.
Another interesting facet of these arguments is that Christians almost without exception assume that I am a big-time liberal democrat. It's funny, because although I do agree with a few of the democrats' views on the social issues, I disagree with them vehemently on most issues, particularly those pertaining to the role of government--e.g. gun rights, welfare, affirmative action, and budgets. Nevertheless, straw men are particularly easy to deconstruct, so keep on preaching, Christians! On an almost daily basis, you reinforce why I am no longer Christian.
Another interesting facet of these arguments is that Christians almost without exception assume that I am a big-time liberal democrat. It's funny, because although I do agree with a few of the democrats' views on the social issues, I disagree with them vehemently on most issues, particularly those pertaining to the role of government--e.g. gun rights, welfare, affirmative action, and budgets. Nevertheless, straw men are particularly easy to deconstruct, so keep on preaching, Christians! On an almost daily basis, you reinforce why I am no longer Christian.
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