Yes so true Christains don't like it when you give them true facts they can't debunk.

People want to be happy and hopeful so we have to put our energies on something. Christians put it on an outside source who bestows survival and happiness upon us if Thou is so inclined. It’s been pointed out that Atheists are generally Humanistic because they believe our hopes depend on our decisions, investments in our society, and that necessitates good will toward people. Further, while we’ll sometimes engage a debate, we don’t seek to push non-belief in a dogmatic and institutional manner. Those things tend to create a smugness, peer pressure, and aggravation in trying to rationalize an irrational idea.
For all of these reasons the article doesn’t surprise me. Religion is THE PROBLEM.

That is beacuse we are openm minded and nice people,

Totally believe that. Look how FAUX NEWS (FOX) is attacking Atheists as God-haters. Do they a ttack Christians on MSNBC and CNN? I don't think so.

Read the article and I believe it. In my own experience non religious people are more ethical and honest than the religious.

My own observation of christians, particularly those of the evangelical brand agree with these findings. Once these deluded people learn you are an atheist all of their good will towards you evaporates.

It's amazing how Christian's turn on you once they find out your an atheist. I mean it's usually because I tell them, not because I ate a baby in front of them.

Don't have enough tribalism in your life? Try religion

Be wary of the Independent. They show a little too much cherry picking and confirmation bias to be a reliable source.

Iknow my far-out religious cousins dam everybody to hell if they don't believe

Well, DUH.
It's interesting that the religious people were only unfair to atheists if they thought they knew they were Christians. So the whole hostility thing is an attempt to placate their religious leaders?

Because we are sure in our beliefs which is threatening to those who are not.