Reply #24: It's not necessarily in blogs. I've known people first-hand...

[PurpleChez]

who were good friends, good people, but who were just ob-frickin'-noxious when it came to their atheism. They were at least as condescending, in your face, judgemental, etc., as the unbearable fundies and thumpers we all vent about here at DU. Perhaps their most aggravating trait was that they demanded unlimited tolerance from others, while offering little-to-none themselves. I remember most vividly one of my oldest & best friends, and his (then) long-time girlfriend. They used to fantasize about "losing control" of their car and killing pro-life supporters. A newspaper article mentioning that organizers of the county fair were "praying" for good weather sent them into fits. They condemned the tackiness of Christmas lights as proof of the evils of Christianity -- as we drove to the mall so they could buy each other Christmas presents. My friend has mellowed in the years since then, although he has remained true to his beliefs. His girlfriend left the picture some years ago. The point is...just as there are Christians whose certainty in their faith makes them into royal pains in the ass there are also atheists whose certainty makes them into assholes. Both groups might be a small minority, but they are vocal minorities, and they are equally annoying.