What do you think of anti-Christmas billboards?

I am an atheist, but I think that billboards like this are rude and disrespectful. Besides, it gives cranks like Bill O’Reilly evidence for a belief in a supposed war against Christmas.

I don’t like it when my beliefs or non-beliefs are made fun of and it would be equally wrong for me to make fun of the beliefs of others. You do not have to be religious to follow the Golden Rule. I find the militant atheism of people like Richard Dawkins to be annoying.

I am willing to discuss my non-belief, but I do not proselytize it. What I do promote is belief in science. If your religious beliefs allow you to accept the Big Bang theory and evolution and climate change then that is fine with me. If you can restrict conversations about your conviction that I am facing eternal damnation to fellow believers, and still show me respect and extend friendship, that is also okay.

Secularism is on the rise. Even in the U.S., religious affiliation is declining. Unfortunately this means that the religious remnant contains a greater proportion of people with narrow religious interpretations, and they are becoming alarmed by their declining numbers. We can defend ourselves against their attacks without stooping to the level of the most extremist.