Where exactly does this page show anyone who died in the name of atheism?  It just seems to take any death that wasn't directly caused by religion and say "lol atheists did it".

I was referring to this " The anti-gay crowd never ceases in their ability to impress me with their shallow, callous, short-sighted behavior. "

I understand this is a sensitive topic but please calm down so we can talk....

Of course I do. I've never been a father, and have never been in a situation as the one in OP where someone close to me came out of the closet.

How does this relate to anything in the thread? Can you quote a specific post?

Aren't you taking this a little far? What about what religion did to help against segregation, such as the work of Martin Luther King?

I don't know what you're getting at but I don't want to ask because I feel you're venting and I want you to let it out.

What is??

Tolerate what, what are we talking about now, war, or OP? :((

I'm lost. But I think this is an important topic for you so I'm willing to listen. I see you feel upset and I've seen this before and I'm not mad at you. I don't know what to say though.

I feel like there is a lot of anger in this thread.

What the person chooses to do is his personal conviction, God never forced it on anybody...

Ouch, you'd love to call that "in the name of atheism". The sad truth of it is that you or whoever has fed you this bile, is looking for a scapegoat. No lives have ever been claimed "in the name of atheism". Warriors fight sometimes with God's name on their lips, and sometimes not.

A man who kills his wife for cheating doesn't do it in the name of atheism.

The argument that the church loves to spout is "these people didn't have God", but saying that one extremely large group of people is slightly more warlike than group of much smaller groups isn't much to be proud of. That's how you know it's a desperate claim.

Not to sound like a jerk here, but did you read my post at all?

Well the son did make the wrong choice so it's natural a father would act that way, I'm sure any father would be a bit ashamed if there offspring was gay. At least he did it in a polite manner though, just unfortunate for the son that he went down that road is all.

I'm not going to argue about whether what the son did was right or wrong, but the letter clearly wasn't polite.  Disowning your son is inherently impolite regardless of what words you use.

If I slam you in the head with a baseball bat, then say "Oh, I'm so sorry about that.  I hope I didn't hit you too hard.  Have a nice day." My actions weren't polite.

What if you're dating a girl and it's not working out. How do you tell her it's not working out without hurting her?

It's kind of similar here, magnified by a thousand times since this is a blood bond.

Look at the bold highlight in the first post. My post was in response to this baseless and emotionally fuelled claim. The link highlights that communist governments, who believe in not a single God, have killed and caused more overall suffering than those who believe in a God. Which one of us had the desperate claim? Again, I'm a neutral agnostic person here, but the statistics, I think, prove me right here.

It's a way different situation with a girl or guy you're dating.

A romantic relationship is something based around choice.  It's something that for the most part must be monogomous (unless you and your girl/guy are into that sort of thing. No judging here.)

If you're engaged in a romantic relationship with someone you don't love, you are preventing them from finding someone who does love them.  Once you break up with them, they're free to find someone else.

If you disown a son, you're not helping them to pursue other opportunities.  They're not going to find another father (at least not at that age) or anything like that.  It's not going to help them out in anyway.  And of course, the obligations of a parent to his child is different than the relationship between two people in a romantic relationship and a father/son.