Ask an Atheist

Because he's never done research on his position. That only makes him ignorant, but not an idiot.

An agnostic theist believes that at least one god must exist, but can't be sure which God that might be (God of Abraham? God of Islam? The Christian God?). An Agnostic Christian is merely a person who is a Christian but believes that God is simply unknowable or incomprehensible. One popular agnostic Christian would be Karl Barth. I encourage you to read his works.

Remember - "agnosticism" simply means "Cannot be known". One can be an agnostic christian, a gnostic Christian, an agnostic theist, or an agnostic atheist. All are plausible and stand up to rational argument.

Thank you. I was referring to the agnostic side of atheism, in any case, but I'm aware of all the different flavors of (a)theism.

And @Khaini - Thank you for acknowledging your bias. It still doesn't prove your point.

Personally, I don't tend to speak much about my own atheism with others unless I'm pretty familiar with them in the first place. For one, it tends to save me a bit of trouble in regards to people who can't help but proselytize, and it's just socially inappropriate to bash other's beliefs without provocation. If asked, however, I will state my reasons about why I belief religious belief is too absurd for me to believe in, but that usually takes some time. And frankly, that's what it seems to me most atheists are like, just like every other group on this planet.

Am I, along with millions of non-religious people, still going to be vilified because of some annoying teenagers you've probably encountered?

Also, it doesn't seem comparable, though, to mention "monopoly churches" with "annoyingly vocal atheists". One actively takes money from the gullible and threatens hellfire to those who don't vote the way they say, the other is mostly dissatisfied with the status quo.

(Why are you pledging allegiance to a flag anyways? Pledge it to your country instead)