If they feel like people hold their views in contempt, it’s because we’ve seen the harm they cause. We’ve seen the hypocrisy. We’ve seen how little of it is based on evidence and reason, and we’re tired of being held back by people who live in an alternative universe …
Precisely so.
And, please — don’t promise to pray for me. Pray for yourself. Your day of privileged, resolute ignorance is over.