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I ask that you judge atheists by the enemies we have made
(thelemmy.club)
Link. This is from a subreddit called r/antitheistcheesecake in which primarily Christians and Muslims post Soyjak memes about how much they hate atheists, gay people, sexually liberated people, and anything else they consider modern "d*generacy" (they really love that word).
In another thread they make fun of an atheist's grief over their beloved cat dying
I am sorry to say that your brain is a victim of propaganda
I've made good experiences with Christian youth groups and I'm not even baptized. Two times in two separate countries I was invited to join one of these groups and both times I've found them to be very positive places. Your mileage may vary greatly of course, but that association isn't necessarily a result of propaganda.
As a child I spent some time in America and it was anecdotal. The anecdotes not being representative of the parts I'm not fond of nor comprehensive of my time around them.
The purpose, however, is to contrast with former atheists who take the bible itself as a lot more perscriptive for the praxis of Christianity than anyone I've ever met involved in the church. More clarifyingly, I see Christians using GOP talking points washed through pastor language as theory for their praxis