<p>Well, the majority should distrust atheists. Why? They think for themselves. That's always dangerous.</p>
<p>Even my textbook hates my religion.</p>
<p>Your text book doesn't hate your religion. It just isn't going to give Christianity a free pass for the hundreds of years of horrid things that it has done. For example, June 11, 1099, as was posted a few pages back.</p>
<p>I'm not Christian...</p>
<p>Maybe your teacher is alcoholic</p>
<p>It all depends.</p>
<p>This is world history, so you deal with it differently than if you were in a philosophy or science class. </p>
<p>First, I would ask the teacher to justify his claims. YOU, as the student, should not make any claims. That really puts the spotlight on you, and you should keep that on the teacher. If the teacher says that Christians are brainless idiots that believe in a make-believe God, you can respond with questions like:</p>
<p>"How does this relate to the topic at hand?"</p>
<p>"Do you think that it's fair to categorize an entire group of people based on _____________ (ie, the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition)? How is this different than saying that all Germans are blood-thirsty Hitler-youth?"</p>
<p>Which translates into: Can you applying this idea to other religions and believe systems, or are you harboring a special prejudice against Christianity?</p>
<p>By exposing his motives you are essentially putting the fact that he has a bias against Christians out into the open. This, in turn, gives you what you need to say, "You have made it clear that your problem is not with the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition--you have a problem with Christianity itself. That being the case, I would appreciate if you did not propogate your personal opinions during class as I find them both offensive and irrelevent."</p>
<p>If he fails to stop, you can take it to a higher authority--ie, the department chairman or the principal.</p>