Why are Atheist so Angry

John 15:18-25

Cal Thomas gives this report on the “atheist rally” in Washington D.C., it was called Reason Rally’s unreasonable beliefs.  The following is a portion of his article.

 “How appropriate that the “atheist rally,” also known by organizers as the “reason rally” was held so close to April 1, because “The fool has said in his heart, ‘there is no God.’” (Psalm 14:1) April Fool’s Day, get it? These people had every right to rally and speak about their faith in no God, but what should have shocked the media was their open hostility to people of faith. We have been repeatedly told by the secular left that it’s those crazy right-wing religious zealots who are intolerant of any ideas and expressions save their own. But the signs at the atheist rally told a different story. Some are not fit for what used to be called a “family newspaper,” but others said things like “so many Christians, so few lions.” Other signs and songs were blasphemous in the extreme.
Cal asks this question; “My question is: if they believe God does not exist, why are they so angry?”  What comes to mine is that as a husband and dad, I had a hard time backing off of a position that I was passionate about, even when it became clear that I had over reacted.  I watched most of the video of the rally and the hate coming out of this group was amazing, you would have thought Christians were the devil, but that is impossible because they do not believe in a devil, in fact they do not believe in good and evil, right or wrong, or in absolutes; that is unless it comes to Christians, and it is clear that we are dumber than dumb and are the cause of all that is evil in the atheist world.  Should Christians be surprised?
No we should not, that is unless you have forgotten what Jesus said on the subject.  “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.”  (John 15:18-25 ESV)
Jesus always seems to leave us in somewhat of a pickle, so to say, our flesh wants to hit back, but Jesus was very clear in this command: “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?”  (Matthew 5:44-46 ESV) 
Something is becoming very clear to me, this Christian life is impossible, that is unless God sends me help, or a Helper, and that is what He has done.  Christians, the Father never intended for us to go it alone, and that is why Jesus did not leave us as orphans.  Listen and believe that Jesus tells the truth, in John 16:7, “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.”  Stop trying and ask for help!
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice