I can totally understand the frustration that much of the non-theistic community feels at this standard that at the slightest provocation, the religious majority can start spewing hate speech like "secularists are destroying the world as we know it!" when non-theists ask for the enforcement of separation of church and state, which is constitutionally ordained. Even phrases like "War on Religion" and "War on Christmas" are all too-familiar to the average American's vocabulary. Non-theists know they are the minority and must acquiesce to the majority (and don't tell me this is not true when it took until 1961 for atheists to even be allowed to hold public office!) Kincaid even posted a video voicing this frustration which (for the most part) has some good points.
I like to think of myself as a tolerant person (maybe overly tolerant) and I find that is a result of an open mind (not necessarily an atheistic mind). Yet the message TheAmazingAtheist sends with videos like "WOMEN ARE NOT SMART," while sensationalized, tend to discredit the cause that many non-theistic people wish to further. Though Kincaid's obvious misogyny has no direct relation to his atheistic beliefs, his credibility is questioned in one manner and therefore questioned in all manners. I could go through the list of Kincaid's sexist and misogynistic beliefs like how he thinks the patriarchy doesn't exist, has an extreme case of rape apologism, and encourages men's rights activists but they are conveniently listed here and here.
This guys ultimately disgraces the non-theistic factions of society, leading ambivalent people to believe all atheists are like this. PSA: Not all non-theistic people are like this!
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