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So look, I appreciate the sentiment, but none of that stuff happened to you or your families, or anyone you've ever met ... so using "us" here send a bit of an edgelord vibe.
There are a lot of groups of people who Christians are currently oppressing, beating, and sometimes killing across the globe, but the time that "atheists" are among those groups passed quite some time ago.
There's no need for this kind of moral posturing to dismiss Christians' desire to enforce their religion on others. It's not a right they have, end stop.
I occasionally get a coworker making jokes about me not having morals or something, but that's about it.
That's because they have no power over you. They showed you who they are and beware of them if they ever gain power over you, more so if they can swing their weight around with impunity
"It's OK, they promised not to do it anymore!" is a dangerous attitude.
Not what I'm advocating for. The fact is, humanism is a far more widely practiced religion than Christianity and requires no belief in a god. Fascists killing you for being gay is much more prevalent of an issue than Christians killing you for being a heretic.
This kind of language makes atheists look like edgelords trying to glom on to other people's suffering in order to claim moral high ground via victimhood. It's not necessary or helpful.