As for aggressive atheism, it is compulsory when you got religious bigots trying to tear down the very fabric of secular democracy by exploiting the rights such countries give them by law.
Sure, but again, what is Atheism to be evangelized? Is it a set of rules, codes, moral conducts (a.k.a another religion minus a belief in a deity like Buddhism)?
People here really needs to understand that when you say "I want more evangelical atheists to declare atheism!!" you're no different than a religious bigot. You're actually diminishing the true definition of Atheism. It actually doesn't make any fucking sense when people want to be evangelical atheists.
Atheism need NOT be evangelized just like how your disbelief in Santa Claus need NOT be evangelized. In regards to religious bigotry we need to stand up against it to try and tone the bigots down,
but by no means does this require anyone to be an Atheist/Agnostic first.
The better statement really is: Secularism (as in the separation of church/mosque and state) needs to be "evangelized."
Not Atheism. Atheism is a personal opinion. Just like how your disbelief in Santa is a personal opinion.
And before anyone else gives the BS argument that Atheism equals Secularism...think again. It doesn't. It equals your personal opinion that you're a disbeliever. Being a Secularist (which is more of a political term than a philosophical one) equals Secularism.