Why cant' we discover our commonality vs our differences?

I'm truly saddened watching the endless atheism vs religious arguments, because it goes no where.

It's become more about proving who's right, then having a better society that has room for all sides.

And instead of being about let's make a better world, it's become about tearing down the next guy or gal because they don't agree with you.

Atheists have a solid beef, because most organized religions are about proselytizing which is very rude and disrespectful of people's right to believe as they wish. And if you want to believe the moon is full of cheese, i really don't care and it's really no one's business.

Religious people tend to want to respect their values, their families and preserve the kind of communities they grew up in, and they want to preserve their heritages passed on to from their own parents or teachers. But many religious people have been severely persecuted through the ages, and so while there are some really bad apples out there most 90% are just normal nice people who want to have a safe, friendly and happy life.

There's good and bad in both sides, no one's perfect.

That's one of the things I loved about the i loved about American Schoolhouse Rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32l3sTFRFX8

Watch that...

See we are all welcome to live our lives in freedom and happiness, if we can get along and give each other common decency.

I am not asking you to pretend that evil or badness doesn't exist, but goodness also exists, and it's really time for us to grow up and grow the goodness and stop dwelling on the bad.

Live free...