Atheists & Agnostics

We're constantly bombarded with religious messaging - on television, in the movies, on billboards, bumper stickers and signs, we hear about it in school, at work, in the news, it's even in our government buildings and courthouses - you can't get away from God's advertisers.

But when we try to counter it we're the evangelicals?

When atheists put up billboards countering religious messages we're accused of evangelizing. When we write articles about atheism we're accused of evangelizing. When we push back against religion on the internet we're accused of evangelizing. Hell when we put Darwin fish on our cars we're accused of evangelizing.

That's not evangelizing - that's objecting to the commonly held belief that this is a Christian nation.

Is it evangelizing when lgbt people have pride parades? Are they trying to offend and/or convert straight and cisgender people?

When feminists march in opposition to sexism and misogyny are they evangelizing and/or trying to offend men?

When Black Lives Matter stages a protest are they evangelizing and/or only doing it to offend white people?

Of course not. Marginalized groups need to be loud and proud in order to be heard.

So why are atheists treated like our sole intention is to convert and/or offend others when we speak up?

Most of us would be happy to leave religion alone if it returned the favour.