Next up in my series about discrimination, religion and all that tricky stuff, a (Christian) friend of mine recently discovered a Christian-bashing Facebook group and, naturally, took particular offence to it. Although in this case the group in question did use excessively harsh language and had seemingly set out simply to attack students in the Uni of Nottingham's Christian Union, Jenny's response brought a few issues up in my mind aswell.

Here are some snippets from her retort:

Have any of you seen this yet? It's a group, called C.U.N.T.S. For the uninitiated this stands for Christian Union, No Thank You Sir!

Isn't that intelligent? I'm sure it took the better part of a day for the creator of the group to come up with that (almost) acrostic. Mummy would be so proud of his ability to string together an obscenity while trying to display some form of principle. Excellent way to be taken seriously. I'm not in the CU, and it certainly doesn't need me to stand up for it, but I'm on holiday and may as well humour the creator of this group by responding to his emotional neediness. Why else would he start a vicious group like this if he wasn't hankering after some attention.

They try to force their view on us, they put up posters EVERYWHERE and EVERY WEEK, we dont care about your shitty talks on whether "all christians are arrogant" or not – you spend all your time telling us we are wasting our lives and not doing it the way god intended! who are you to say how it should be? Arrogant.

You must think members of the CU lie awake at night dreaming of new and exciting ways to reach out to people like you, having to endure your reactions so befitting of a scowling, angst-ridden teenager ("I said leave me ALONE! * sob * I HATE you!") I'm sure it comforts you to think that someone is thinking about you.

Actually, I was kind of under the impression myself that, throughout time, there have been people whose sole purpose in life is to spread their beliefs to others. Missionaries, or whatever you want to call them. What is the CU doing with all the posters and "opportunities to ask questions", if not that?

I can't identify with the divine capacity they have to be able to give two shits about you enough to want to change your life for the better, but I am sure it has as much to do with the person you are as your confidence has to do with your intellect. So don't take it personally. You aren't worth it. But the futility of telling you that is not lost on me, you think every single poster displayed all over uni is directed solely at you. You take such offence at those you aren't interested in – do you rip down "Housemate Wanted" posters because you already have your accommodation sorted? Your disproportionate rage and disgust for people who act out of concern for you is interesting. Abandoned as a child? Late bed-wetter? My sympathies.

They say we're all sinners and awful awful people, they disapprove of the way we live our lives, but isn't that just it – it's OUR lives, not theirs.. leave us alone!

Poor baby! So much agitation. You must admit, though, you sound like you're preceding their words with your own. Have you actually had a conversation with someone in the CU that went along those lines? I mean really.

Sidenote: I have… several times.

Office: Hell – - I guess – are we gona end up there? No cause it's not real!

I admire your ability to ally yourself with the one-sixth of the world's population which doesn't believe in Hell and be insulted by the majority. Your annoyance is so contagious that I'd like to say what I take offence at. I am offended by people who are easily offended. They insult the sensibilities of my open-minded upbringing.

I'm not personally advocating either way here as to whether or not Hell exists — not in this article, at least — but this is such a common argument that I simply must add my tuppence to the pot.