Don(Wyziwyg)T, I think the "militant atheists" described in the thread, are those who feel compelled to attack or convert those who believe in God. Otherwise, what would atheists have to be "militant" about?

Hmm. So we "feel compelled", eh? Well I'd warrant that the vast majority of threads in which we squabble over these things are not started by atheists. It's a bit like ten armed blokes attacking my house, then I get called militant for fighting back with my rolling pin.