I'm not going to read all that because I get it. You do not share my beliefs. A belief that is shared by about 2 billion people on this planet. My question is: why does it bother you?
Someone mentioned earlier what Carl Sagan said decades ago on his TV series Cosmos. Either Matter (I capitalize to emphasize that I mean the stuff of the universe) always existed or that God always existed and created this Matter. Those are the only two views and both are matters of faith. The atheist believe that the notion of a God that always existed and created the universe is just silly. I believe that the idea that Matter, the stuff of the universe, always existed is just silly.
Both are matters of faith. It doesn't bother me in the least that others don't share my beliefs. So again I ask you, since what I believe has zero effect on you, why does it bother you that I am a Christian.
I don't think we are talking apples and apples in the above example..
And as far as "why does it bother you that I am a christian" I'd like to take a stab at your question..
I used to be christian, have family and friends that are christian, have no problems with it for the most part. Have Muslim friends, mormon friends, several buddhist friends etc etc..
I believe people should be able to believe or not believe whatever they want about god or gods, ghosts or spirits, bigfoots and jackalopes...
But historically, Christians have tried to shove their personal beliefs down non believers throats. Excluding the crusades and inquisitions of years gone by I'll address todays world in my country. In some states you cannot hold public office without professing belief in a higher power (texas for example). You cannot attend any organized functioin, be it city, state, (graduations, promotional or retirement ceremonies for government employees, sporting events ) where you don't have to sit through the Christian ritual of prayer (which by the way defies Jesus' instructions on prayer in Matthew, but who cares what Jesus said right?)
I didn't have non believers trying to convince me to not believe when I was christian, I now have believers spending hours of my time trying to convince me to believe (for my own good). When sitting in a mixed crowd at a public event like a promotional or retirement ceremony for a government official, atheists, agnostics, muslims, jews, buddhist and every other non christian is subjected to a ritual prayer "in Jesus name"...
I've never had an Atheist knock on my door during suppertime to pass out information on atheism but have had many a christian do it...
So the reason it might appear that some people have an issue with you is because a lot of christians aren't happy just being a christian, and want to let their personal beliefs bleed over into my life..
Just sayin..
Ag