[quote][quote]Because religious parents still beat their children for questioning[/quote] Not wholly true. I grew up religious, and when I told my parents I was having some doubts about our religion, we sat down and had a peaceful conversation and I felt much better afterwards. [b]Many children have been beaten. I have and I have watched others get beaten for it too, both in church and home[/b] [quote]Because atheists are still discriminated[/quote] I agree. That's very sad because some of my best friends are atheist and they're all really great guys. It's sad that atheists are mostly represented by idiots who give atheists a bad name. Same goes for Christians. [b]Although that's true, I'm more talking more about actual discrimination as would be recognised as akin to anti-semitism or racism [/b] [quote]Because a congressman came out as gay before atheist[/quote] I don't really know how to respond to this one to be quite honest. [b]It shows that being an atheist is more deplorable and horrid than being gay. It's signing yourself into being a social pariah[/b][/quote]