Stop panicking. If people in this free country decide they must do something for themselves or their faith, then it's on them... if you don't think it's right, then stay home.
This is not right. It is highly embarrassing to me, as a Christian, that, in this thread and others, we have several
Christians who appear to think it is OK for them to go out unnecessarily into social settings while the majority of
atheists are promoting responsible, community-minded behavour.
The argument of my fellow Christians, absurd though it obviously is,
is that other people can 'stay home'.
Here are at least two obvious problems with this:
1. Even
if it were realistic to expect the rest of us to barricade ourselves in our homes and never venture out for necessities, it is deeply inconsiderate to effectively force us to do so because
you (the Christians I am referring to) want to go out.
2. It is practically
impossible for many people to 'stay home'
all the time - we need food and medicine! And as we venture out, we may well cross paths with
you - the person who is exercising their 'right' to go out and socialize with others.
It is not 'on them' - it is on
all of us.