Efrain,
I don't like to attack people's beliefs. I support the freedom to believe. I think each person has the right to believe in any religion or in none at all.
I do not believe in any religion including atheism. Although I don't believe that God exists, I do not know the answer absolutely. It is perhaps possible there is some sort of force that could be defined as God. Thus I consider myself an agnostic.

Bear in mind I am not a "true" atheist so perhaps I am not the best to respond to your points.
My impression is that you want your opinion to be known and you feel strongly that your faith and belief system is correct. There is nothing wrong with that-confidence in your beliefs is a g...

Efrain,
I don't like to attack people's beliefs. I support the freedom to believe. I think each person has the right to believe in any religion or in none at all.
I do not believe in any religion including atheism. Although I don't believe that God exists, I do not know the answer absolutely. It is perhaps possible there is some sort of force that could be defined as God. Thus I consider myself an agnostic.

Bear in mind I am not a "true" atheist so perhaps I am not the best to respond to your points.
My impression is that you want your opinion to be known and you feel strongly that your faith and belief system is correct. There is nothing wrong with that-confidence in your beliefs is a good thing.
But by frequently attacking atheism and strongly implying that belief in the Catholic (in particular) and Christian (in general) doctrines are a positive thing you certainly are asking for a contrary opinion.

I try not to tell anyone how they should believe. But when you tell me that I should be a Catholic/Christian you are asking me to tell you why you should not be one.
Where will that get us? Probably nowhere. But I'm not offended that you are a Catholic/Christian. You seem to be offended however that I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus or in your God. Am I wrong?
If you are not offended why do you keep on attacking non-Christians?
No offense is intended. I'll be happy to give you reasons why you should NOT believe in what you do, but that seems foolish to me. I doubt I'll change your mind or vice versa.

This is just one strawman after another. They invent what atheists think and believe and then argue against it.

This atheist simply requires evidence before believing outlandish stories.. Remind me again why you do not believe in Thor or, if you like monotheism, why you don't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster or Mazdâ (the god of Zarathushtra). This is a serious question. You'll probably find that the reasons you don't believe in these deities are similar to the reasons I don't believe in yours.

They also blame theists for doing bad things in ways they do not

blame other creatures. Tapeworms and televangelists both exploit other creatures, but at...

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This is just one strawman after another. They invent what atheists think and believe and then argue against it.

This atheist simply requires evidence before believing outlandish stories.. Remind me again why you do not believe in Thor or, if you like monotheism, why you don't believe in The Flying Spaghetti Monster or Mazdâ (the god of Zarathushtra). This is a serious question. You'll probably find that the reasons you don't believe in these deities are similar to the reasons I don't believe in yours.

They also blame theists for doing bad things in ways they do not

blame other creatures. Tapeworms and televangelists both exploit other creatures, but atheists only blame the televangelists.

Wanna bet! I blame the tapeworms (nasty little buggers). Especially when they kill children during exorcisms... oh no, wait that IS televangelists - OK your right I do seem to muddle the two.

BTW, in your opinion is not believing in any god worse than believing in the wrong god(s)?

Please do not misunderstand this clip as a hateful attack on people's beliefs. I don't know if you have read the entire article series, but it came about in response to various claims made from atheists on basically the view of incoherence between theism and science and/or reason. As a theist myself, I agree with Shea that belief in God is not incongruent with science and reason.

I absolutely agree with you on the point that everyone has a right to their own belief system but one also has the right to speak up when one's beliefs are being attacked. Of course not in a hateful manner but in a respectful dialog, criticizing the actual ideas and not the person.

This not a front to force other...

Please do not misunderstand this clip as a hateful attack on people's beliefs. I don't know if you have read the entire article series, but it came about in response to various claims made from atheists on basically the view of incoherence between theism and science and/or reason. As a theist myself, I agree with Shea that belief in God is not incongruent with science and reason.

I absolutely agree with you on the point that everyone has a right to their own belief system but one also has the right to speak up when one's beliefs are being attacked. Of course not in a hateful manner but in a respectful dialog, criticizing the actual ideas and not the person.

This not a front to force others to my particular world view but to point out and show that there is an opposing view to claims made by certain atheists.

I don't like to attack people's beliefs.

I personally did not take offense on your clip but it does state otherwise: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/90E74B46-5519-4316-A536-0791CE47AA14/

I try not to tell anyone how they should believe.

But when you tell me that I should be a Catholic/Christian you are asking me to tell you why you should not be one.

I did not take offense because I understand you are only stating your point of view. I did not feel like, "you were telling me what to believe" or that, "I was being forced into atheism or agnosticism." It simply was a point of view and didn't feel it was any sort of attack.

There is a difference in...

I don't like to attack people's beliefs.

I personally did not take offense on your clip but it does state otherwise: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/90E74B46-5519-4316-A536-0791CE47AA14/

I try not to tell anyone how they should believe.

But when you tell me that I should be a Catholic/Christian you are asking me to tell you why you should not be one.

I did not take offense because I understand you are only stating your point of view. I did not feel like, "you were telling me what to believe" or that, "I was being forced into atheism or agnosticism." It simply was a point of view and didn't feel it was any sort of attack.

There is a difference in stating one's opinions and forcing others to believe as they do.

BTW, in your opinion is not believing in any god worse than believing in the wrong god(s)?

That's a good question, although it is a general one. I would have to say no. It is a general question but I am reminded of pagan sects who sacrificed their children to their gods. I do not see atheists sacrificing their own young in the name of atheism. In this case worshiping the wrong gods is a greater evil.

But I am also reminded of this three part article series on materialism. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that there different "denominations" of atheism, but my focus here is on materialism. Steering off topic, but if one holds a materialistic world view and thi...

BTW, in your opinion is not believing in any god worse than believing in the wrong god(s)?

That's a good question, although it is a general one. I would have to say no. It is a general question but I am reminded of pagan sects who sacrificed their children to their gods. I do not see atheists sacrificing their own young in the name of atheism. In this case worshiping the wrong gods is a greater evil.

But I am also reminded of this three part article series on materialism. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that there different "denominations" of atheism, but my focus here is on materialism. Steering off topic, but if one holds a materialistic world view and this person is in a situation with an unwanted pregnancy and chooses to have an abortion, what would be the difference between the pagan and the materialist?