Re: is it too much to ask?

Hi there. You wrote, "Is it too much to ask that my Christian brothers and sisters act a little better than the average athiest out there?" Though I understand what you are saying, I just wanted to point out that in my observation the average atheist does not behave any worse towards their fellow man than the average Christian. In fact, the atheists I know personally, perhaps because they do not rely on God to make the world right, so to speak, tend to be very socially active and conscious people. Not that I don't understand the point you are trying to make - I mean, one would THINK/HOPE Christians or the religious in general would be nicer, more tolerant, etc., I just think to assume atheists are not is a bit of an erroneous assumption. Not in all cases of course - there is bad in every bunch, but as a generalization I think it is not 100% fair.