stream-of-unconsciousness:

“I hate when people shove their religion down my throat! Now open your mouth so I can shove my lack thereof down yours.”

— Atheists

Let us clear up this fundamental misunderstanding.  Atheists aren’t shoving disbelief down anyone’s throat.  We are protecting human rights.  We are standing up for homosexuals who can’t marry.  We are standing up for women who can’t abort.  We are standing up for children who aren’t allowed to think for themselves.  We are standing up for the women who are oppressed in the name of religion — women who have their genitals mutilated in the name of Allah. 

You are either religious or apathetic and only thing worse than a religious bigot is someone who is apathetic.  You are on the oppressor’s side by default.  Would you rather a religious husband who would require you to submit according to the Bible or an Atheist husband who would most likely treat you as an equal?  Would you rather a country that accepts science or a country that partakes in anti-science propaganda because said theory disagrees with their religious scripture?  Would you rather a country based on human rights or a country that limits rights due to religious biases?  If you refuse to take a stand, that’s fine; however, don’t you dare speak against those who are making a stand for you.  The universe forbid you are raped in some alley and end up pregnant.  The religious will speak against your right to abort your assailant’s child.  Most Atheists will support your right.  Shoving disbelief down throats?  Not quite.  I can only hope you attain a better understanding of an Atheist’s position.  I speak for myself, but I am 100% sure other Atheists will echo my sentiments.