I can't speak for other atheists, secularists, humanists, etc., but evangelicals are a worry for me. I should also say that I don't think evangelicals are bad people.

My problem is that evangelicals seem to take an inordinate interest in the lives of people who do not believe as they do. It can range from the merely annoying (those who go door to door) to downright frightening (Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Swaggart, et al). Why is it that evangelicals are so interested in other people's business? I realize that part of evangelizing is telling others about Jesus Christ, but can't we assume that a vast majority have already heard of Jesus and may not want to be told that that they're going to hell unless they accept him as their personal savior?

Or maybe it's not a great idea to insist that Christian morals be legislated. Evangelicals seem to want to control when we can buy alcohol, who can marry whom, what may be watched on television, etc. I have no issue with evangelicals voting with their conscience or speaking their beliefs. However, why must I live by their moral code?

Perhaps I've had more negative experiences with evangelicals than others have. But within the evangelical movement there are some very strident voices who speak with malice and seem to stray greatly from the message of their deity.

I personally don't care what evangelicals do in their homes, in their churches, or in the street. I only wish they would afford me the same respect. Personally, I think it's rude to tell other people that they're going to hell. The evangelical movement as a whole seems to say, "America, you're all going to hell unless you do what we say." Evangelicals don't seem to want to protect what is truly great about the Constitution (an enumeration of rights for individuals) unless those rights are for them to tell others what to do and who to believe in.