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Does it get any better?
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Well, I guess where we disagree is the part that I bolded. I would say that the majoity of Christians don't do that at all, only a few. And there are probably as many atheists that do the same, but most do not.
I would agree with you...the majority of Christians don't do this. But, if I encounter 100 people in a day, and 85 are Christians, and of those, 12 are very public Christians and assholes, they're going to have a larger effect on my impression of Christianity than the 1 muslim asshole I may encounter that day.
Sheerly, on the basis of demographics, the assholes I encounter are more likely to be Christians. That doesn't mean that all Christians are assholes, it's just a function of your numerousness in the overall population.
The only thing that you can do about it is to pay attention to your own walk, and hold your peers in the faith accountable for theirs.
I don't hold anyone accountable for anything in their own lives, nor am I responsible for what they do or don't do. I work in a fairly major city and I've never had anyone come up to me and preach or try to push anything whatsoever on me. I certainly encounter assholes, but have no idea what their religious background is, and I make no assumptions either.