You bet I have contempt for thier beliefs. Why shouldn't I? They show contempt for my non believing and everyone else who believes differently than they do.

As for evil, if it can't be kept out of the church where can it be kept from? How do I know the person talking isn't evil themselves? They belong to a church, after all.

"As an atheist, I don't hate you, I just hate the religion that makes you stupid."

I would never say this, by the way. That would be mean.

I'd just make it into a banner and hang it over the church doors, because I'm nice.

I don't engage with religious fanatics at all. If they bring up religion, I change the subject, look bored, or walk off as though I suddenly remembered something I have to do. This quickly trains them to avoid the subject.

as @mischi also implied, sometimes you can only reach someone from within that person's own bubble. i have but two words for christian trumpkins: "golden calf." for generic evangelicals, i just tell them, firmly, that i am not interested. if they persist, i get firmer. i have not been converted yet, so it must be working.

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I hate prejudice in every way.

Even though Jesus probably never existed as such, I use the name to silence most critics. I like to say, "I try to live every day in a Christ-like manner." (Which for the most part, I actually do.) Then I might tack on the comment, "Hardly any of the Christians I know do that."

I'm a sinner from the Christian perspective because I'm morally flawed.

I'm imperfect from a human perspective because I'm morally flawed.

Saying anything to religious believers about their beliefs is just a waste of time in my opinion.

Well Said

I just refuse to be silenced. That works, too.
Eventually, they just get tired of losing the debate and they give up and go away.