No, I'm not argueing from authority, go read my posts again. I was telling you what I believe. You will not accept anyone's testimony which would be considered a primary source. I'm not watching 2hrs of videos (secondary source). You're taking one statement of what Einstein said. The man wrote tons of excerpts about his philosophy of God. I DO understand why quasi-atheists down play the persecution card. When you say a statements about Christians, I wish you would stop acting like you met and interviewed every Christian that lived. You don't know a 1/16 of what Evangelicals think. You go by a couple statements people have said, then you use it as a comprehensive tool to cover everything.... STOP doing that, remember what you were taught in Historian Craft, "get both sides of the story, and collect as many primary sources you can." Then make an analysis. Which does not mean its going to be totally correct. Remember real historians know history can and will be documented according to a person's ideology.
Nobody, said you are advocating for churches to shut down, but you're attempting to silence people through intimidation, so they can't express their religious beliefs. You don't disciminate against religious people? OMG, you have to be kidding me.... You attempt to disprove the existence of God, and you're relentless about it....You call him everything from a cold-blooded murderer to a pedophile. How would you like it if someone constantly tried to rape your beliefs? You try to shoot down anything that is considered celestial, no matter what form it is.
No, I woudn't like the idea of my kids being forced into something that's contrary to what I believe. However, when they get to the age where they're able to make their own decisions and choices, I won't interfere with what they decide is right. Actually, I have a good friend who is Muslim, we get along just tops. We have good conversations about our faith, and nobody tries to convert the other, and we don't agree on the majority of our philosophies, but we're still good friends. I never met an atheist I could stomache because the ones I met where always on a mission to destroy and humiliate religion. Ironically, I met the majority of these folks in the academic world, it appears the smarter one thinks they are the more stupid they become.... (not everyone).
Play this game, wave your magic wand, and send youself back in time to Nazi-Germany. Where you were forced to attend a Nazified church, but you really didn't believe in their ideals and doctrine. We all know what happened to folks that did not comply with Nazism. Would you stand up for what you believe and risk being sent to Auschwitz or would self-preservation kick in? Then your kids were forced to join the Hitler Youth organization, which they were instructed to report any disloyality of Gov. from any adults including their parents.Would you still speak out against Nazism around your kids or would you let them become corrupted?