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I don’t see an “overt anti-Christian prejudice” here. I see many people using their religion as a justification for their homophobia.

Actually, we have very little instance on this site of people using their religion as a justification for their homophobia. It happens, but not very often at all.

On the other hand, as even a quick glace can tell you, we have a number of very devoted evangelical athiests who use every opportunity to preach their beliefs about religion. They are particularly fervent in their denunciation of Christianity.

In fact, they are often rude, defamatory, hateful, factually ill-informed and fond of the sort of language one would call “homophobic” if directed towards gay people.

Personally, I find evangelical atheists to be as obnoxious and annoying as evangelical Christians. I’m not overly fond of those who are absolutely certain that they are right about issues which they cannot possibly know and who insist that I’m at fault for not agreeing with them.

For example, I would find the statement, “A planet converted to Christianity won’t happen in my lifetime, but it is an inevitable trend” to be boorish and offensive. It isn’t any more pleasant in its current variation.

Historically trying to suppress religion has just made people cling to it more fervently, athiests who want to take that route are just poor strategizers. Education destroys religion far more effectively than oppresion.

I’m fine if a virtually religion-free world is “the trend,” but I hope that it won’t give rise to yet another wave of persecution or ostracism of Jewish people.

http://atheisme.ca/repertoire/lauritsen_john/religious_roots_of_the_taboo_en.html

The fact is that Christians were persecuting gays almost from the moment of their gaining the power to do so. Those guilty of the crime of same sex love were burnt alive.