I consider myself a thoughtful Christian person. I realize saying this makes many atheists revert to patronizing troll mode. I just want to have a level headed discussion with some atheists. I feel like the term itself is condescending. Am I wrong?

http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/wb7wf/i_consider_myself_a_thoughtful_christian_person_i/

Link (for some reason) to this: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/552307_420702917979974_998892986_n.jpg

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From comments:

I don't understand the huge atheism movement (reddit--which I frequent-- included) to patronize others through photo manipulation and quote-picking people like frank zappa and stephen hawking (both brilliant men. Neither claims to know everything). Now don't get me wrong, While I am Christian, I appreciate thoughtfulness and can respect an agnostic point of view, almost always over evangelical types and "bible thumpers" who refuse to accept that both testaments of the bible were written by people... and Human people at that. However, it seems to me that atheists who constantly brag about their positions on religion are just being condescending assholes. Or maybe the number of trolls on the internet growing exponentially. Either way, I've read the r/atheism FAQ and I'm still not convinced many atheists are anything but hypocrites.