Amazingly, the article written by Wichtendahl refers to atheists as anti-Christian. Wichtendahl states that “To me, atheism was just another religion that had different views than mine, but one that I should respect anyway.” The author goes on to say, “I thought atheism was about a total absence of religion.”

Typical for Christianity, the logic is completely contradictory. Why do these people consistently perpetuate their whining whenever someone does something they do not agree with? These dilapidated arguments fail to really state anything.

Why should American atheists compound their arguments by encompassing all faiths, rather than concentrate on one at a time?

The believer subscribes to one doctrine, one fabricated way of life. It seems the atheist/antitheist has a much more complicated task set before him or her if they are to embark on a systematic, scientific rebuttal of every dogma and eschatological belief.

When Wichtendahl complains that the Des Moines atheist convention just happens to be on Easter, what business of his is it? Clearly, he will not be in attendance, so who really cares?

When one considers the holidays currently established in this country, it is readily apparent that the majority of them are religious or at least pseudo-religious days. I’m certain the atheist doesn’t like the fact that America shuts down on Christmas, an invented birthday not everyone subscribes to.

So, if the focal point of the AAS on campus seems to be Christianity, I think one can easily use their highly evolved intellect to contemplate just why that is, as the Americanized version of this conformity ranks highest here.

One thing we currently have in this country is the freedom to speak out, something disbelievers of Islam residing in Islamic countries do not. But, amazingly, the atheist must endure the fanatical voice of religion on signage, the television and preposterous arguments such as the one in question.

The atheist, as the voice of reason, of logical, rational thought has every right to speak out when they want, covering topics of their choosing, just like the fanatic. One could argue that Christianity cherry picks its conundrums as well: gays, abortion and evolution, whereas war, pedophilia and the murder of doctors seem to be beyond its unctuous mind.