Joe Offer,

I think you are very wrong about Dawkins. He doesn't hate religion, he just thinks it's
a delusion. There is a difference.

There are those out there who do express hate for religion but these are basically ex-religious people who are still in the throes of religion and are overreacting.

Then there are those who have left religion to those who want it and see no need for it
in their lives. They also see no need to convince anyone of their views.

But remember Joe that the majority of Americans polled statistically don't believe in evolution because of their religion. There are also plenty of religious people out there who justify killing and destructive behavior using their religion as a pretext to do this.

The percentage of Freethinkers and non-believers are not given to violence compared to
the believers. This may be due to the fact that this is a growing minority.

Hate doesn't equate with atheism.

I also see that Mudcat is not always respectful of secular views and sometimes people
impose their religious views on others here and you don't object to that. This is
a double standard.