Proselyting Atheism

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I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This means a few things about me. It means that I have accepted Christ as my savior and that His is the only name under heaven by which man can be saved. It also means that I believe it is important to share my beliefs with others. In other words, I am a member of a proselyting church. Christ taught His followers to teach others what we have learned. As Mormons we are always looking for opportunities to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We do this daily, but for 2 years of our lives, we do it on what we call our "missions". We aren't the only ones who go out on "missions". Christian people of all denominations go out into the world to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and render service to others. Of course, Christians aren't the only one who proselyte. Many religions, with all sorts of beliefs encourage their people to spread the word. It's not just organized religions, many have found deep happiness in life with spirituality and hope to help others find the same joy. Just as those of us with spiritual beliefs feel the need to spread the good news, those who believe there is nothing beyond the physical have their proselyters also. Have you ever had a teacher, professor, school mate, co-worker, friend or acquantance go above and beyond to convince you that there can't be a God, nor spirits, or anything else unquantified by science? I have to hand it to some of you. You preach your gospel with the zeal of all converts. You are willing to push your lack of faith on others as heavily as the most ardent of the faithful. Like the pious of the past, you call for laws supporting your beliefs. You petition legislators and heads of state to allow you to proclaim your gospel, while silencing the rest. You cry "separation of church and state" from the rooftops, while demanding no such wall between the masses and the truth as you see it. Professors of all disciplines, you are willing to use your lecture time to "save" the unwashed from the damnation of our ignorance. Many of you would gladly give a student a failing grade, not because they failed the subject named on the class schedule, but because they failed to become enlightened to the darkness of spiritual thought. All the while, screaming "discrimination!" if one of your collegues would even think to use their beliefs as a standard against students of their own. You complaint about the rude, overbearing, insensitive and downright unchristian methods used by some missionaries. You also seem to turn a blind eye (or outright encourage) to people on your own side of the aisle who are just as bad. Any mention of religious or spiritual sponsored activities seems to be "cramming" religion down your throat. However, if anyone dares speak up when you go on your tirades, they are "stifling" your right to speak. I don't blame any of you really. It is part of human nature to want to share what makes us happy. I haven't met a person yet whose eyes don't light up when asked about their passions. I do, however, blame you for the same hypocrisy you seem to think is only found among those with faith.