Because they persecuted us first, and much more harshly I might add. Look in history, almost every culture founded on some form of theology killed any and all atheists!!
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So you're saying this is revenge?
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Nah, I don't really care, but I'm just saying that they've done far worse.
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That doesn't mean we should persecute them.
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That's not what I'm saying, I'm saying that the verbal persecution you speak of is nowhere near as bad as the physical persecution by many religions throughout history.