Religion
In reply to the discussion: Did historical Jesus really exist? The evidence just doesn’t add up. [View all]Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)Those of us who believe experience love for our deity. Moreover, we experience the presence of our deity when we pray (and no, it's not delusion, take it from someone who has experienced both).
Yes, things like opposition to birth control and gay rights can and should be countered. But you will have more success in either appealing to the secular society laid out in the Constitution and/or making common cause with the more liberal churches. Around 80% of teh American population is Christian but, if we take Biblical literalism as a useful definition of being a fundie, only about a quarter are fundies. That means around 55% are mainstream or liberal Christians.Trying to proselytize atheism to these people is pointless but one can make common cause with them to keep fundies out of power.