You should know by now that I am an atheist of a general Buddhist philosophy (but without the rebirth and Nirvana and all that). Most Buddhists, by Christian standards, would be considered atheists since even those who think there are gods are using a word that shouldn't be translated "god" but only "tremendously good people who have attained exalted state temporarily".
I appreciate Christians when they are good Christians and find them disgusting when they use their religion for prejudice and discrimination and so on. I think as a group they are indoctrinated, and therefore can't often see through the rank absurdity of what their religion teaches. Hence I try to be gentle. There is no need to convert them -- if they die Christian they are no better or worse off than the rest of us.
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