Converts...from Islam to Christianity?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Do tell me how somebody trying to talk you into something is militant in the least?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militan...litant_atheism

Shouting down is also a little different than talking - though most do talk.

[Mooks]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militan...litant_atheism

Shouting down is also a little different than talking - though most do talk.

The Khmer Rouge were militant atheists. The soviets were militant atheists. A atheist trying to engage you in a debate -even if hes rude- is not militant. To even call him militant is just a lame attempt to insult atheists, similar to calling atheism a religion or calling Richard Dawkins our high priest.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

The Khmer Rouge were militant atheists. The soviets were militant atheists. A atheist trying to engage you in a debate -even if hes rude- is not militant. To even call him militant is just a lame attempt to insult atheists, similar to calling atheism a religion or calling Richard Dawkins our high priest.

"Today the term is sometimes used pejoratively by theists to describe people believed to campaign actively or outspokenly for atheism and against religion."

[Mooks]

"Today the term is sometimes used pejoratively by theists to describe people believed to campaign actively or outspokenly for atheism and against religion."

e·jor·a·tive (pĭ-jôr'ə-tĭv, -jŏr'-, pěj'ə-rā'tĭv, pē'jə-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Tending to make or become worse.
2. Disparaging; belittling.


So basically its the same thing as I said. Basically a lame insult.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

So basically its the same thing as I said. Basically a lame insult.

An atheist trying to engage to in debate is not militant, as long as he stops once he realizes you don't want to talk about it. An atheist insulting your religion, trying to bash your viewpoint into the ground, and/or persistently trying to convert you is a militant atheist.

[Mooks]

An atheist trying to engage to in debate is not militant, as long as he stops once he realizes you don't want to talk about it. An atheist insulting your religion, trying to bash your viewpoint into the ground, and/or persistently trying to convert you is a militant atheist.

No, hes a dick. Or rude, or unpolite.

If he sticks a weapon in your face, then hes militant.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

No, hes a dick. Or rude, or unpolite.

If he sticks a weapon in your face, then hes militant.

mil⋅i⋅tant [mil-i-tuhnt]
–adjective
1. vigorously active and aggressive, esp. in support of a cause: militant reformers.
2. engaged in warfare; fighting.