I’m angry that I’ll never be able to be elected into any political office in America because I don’t believe in God.

I’m angry that Christians will constantly judge me and look down their noses at me because of my choices.

I’m angry that I’m considered inferior in American society.

I’m angry that religion continuously attacks science, and even angrier that people actually agree with religion over the facts and evidence science produces.

I’m angry that no matter what I do or say, religious people will never listen to me because their “feelings” make more sense then reason and fact.

I’m angry that challenging and questioning someone’s religion is considered rude or politically incorrect, yet no one bats an eye if someone criticizes Atheism or science.

I’m angry that children are being indoctrinated and brainwashed into their parent’s religion without a choice in the matter.

I’m angry that gays aren’t given their constitutional rights because our country and government is overrun with religious bigots.

I’m angry at the horrifying amount of guilt people live with on a daily basis because of their living choices, brought on by religious superstition and the desire to please their God.

But most of all, I’m angry that I live in a world where it’s normal for people to believe that a virgin gave birth, a man rose from death, and that there’s an invisible camera in the sky that watches and knows everything, and if you don’t do what it wants, it sends you to burn in hell forever.

…Wait, unicorns don’t exist?

That’s a fantastic analogy and comment. Thanks!

One particularly famous example of someone who called themselves an Atheist because they were angry at God would be Anne Rice.

That aside, I can never quite put my anger behind me. I need just a little, as fuel.  Now this is not anger at this “god” character but at those that go affacting the world negatively due to the fanciful notion that this fiction is real.

Why I blaspheme

Imagine a popular fictional novel series came out, lets say The Harry Potter Series.
Now imagine that people everywhere started talking about said series and started forming organizations about discussing it. The organizations declare that Magic and Hogwarts really exist. Everywhere you go there are people handing out flyers about “defence from the dark arts.” They even wake you up Saturday morning to try to convince you to join house Hufflepuff.
These organizations lobby for tax free status, and insist that schools acknowlege the existence of magic…and politicians who are part of the organizations grant it to them. Magic is added to school textbooks. In order for anyone to be taken seriously in politics they have to declare there allegience to Hogwart’s. Now when things happen, said politicians say “Its Dumbledore’s will.” Wars are fought over the followers of
House Gryffindore versus the followers of House Slytherin. People die for their faith in the books.
People regularly forsake medicine for magic. And whomever declares themselves a wizard and gets a wizard liscence is granted societal respect. They ask for donations for the further promotion of magic and get them. Billions of dollars worth.

When you tell them “it is just well written fiction” people snort about you being just a muggle, and some even declare you a dark wizard posing as a muggle. You even get slightly discriminated against, and find it hard to find a mate who doesn’t think the books are real.
Now…imagine this going on for decades.
Would you hate the followers of the Harry Potter books? Make fun of them?
Of course you would.

Now these people truly think they are athiests.  At least, they use this word.  Of course, they are no such thing.  But if, as a believing Christina, these are the type of “athiests” you are most familiar with (which is almost assured since they actually go to your church!), then it’s not surprising 1) you think “athiests” are mad at god and 2) that there really is no such thing.

Thats my thought too.  I’m not mad at Shiva, Thor, Jupiter, Baal, Teshub,  Kushuh, Nergal, Ea, Enlil, Utu, Marduk, Lei Gong, Zao Jun, Zhon Kui, Osiris, Amun, Aten, Barasty, Aminon, Apu, Apocatequil, Ekkeko, Nana Buluku, Eshu, Aganju, Oba… ad infinitum..