Quote Originally Posted by Torog
....most likely-representative of many liberals' and atheists' opinion of Christians....

....the party of the God-less....

....you'll be confirming everything I have said about amoral relativists and atheists and secular progressives....
i actually agree with you that offensive imagery has no place in the struggle surrounding faith, but only in that it shows a lack of respect for differing viewpoints. even though the religious may attack unbelievers with all of the vitriol at their command, that is no reason to respond in kind and anyone that would stoop to their level should not be associated with our policymakers.

that being said, you must admit that such offensive pieces can be considered a response to the constant assault by the religious right on those who choose a different path. the quotes i've included above (from your own post) are perfect examples of how you and many of the loudest voices in the christian machine paint their enemies in the broadest strokes; describing atheists and progressives as heathens with a total lack of morality. lumping us all into one category could be considered equally offensive.

the long and the short of it is that as long as the religious zealots continue to take the illusory moral high ground and act as if all others are lesser beings, they will continue to be the targets of the fanatics on the other side. if these reactionary christians can't get over their elitist attitudes and see the possible merit in the beliefs of others then they will find many more of us taking up the sword against them.


as a side note -
i admit that i haven't read this supposedly offensive piece by ms. marcotte, i did try a cursory search for it and found nothing. if someone could post a link to it i would appreciate it, thanks.