""I am aware that there are those, atheists and theists, who despise people like me for electing to believe without requiring evidence""

Where did that come from Brendan, you doughnut.

Theists too believe without evidence, just not in men with black frocks, dog collars, or turbans.

But we certainly don't want, expect, or ask anyone to join our ranks. We're far too busy fending off Evangelists, Jehovah Witnesses, Children of Mary and the Salvation Army, all busy trying to convert us.

Ninety percent of the atheists I know are similarly indifferent to your choices.

Get this firmly fixed in your skull! You only impinge on our consciousness when you try to push your ideas on us.

Leave us alone and we won't even know you exist.

Don T.