Atheist Christopher Hitchens offers this discovery as a result of his numerous debates with theists:
I have discovered that the so-called Christian right is much less
monolithic, and very much more polite and hospitable, than I would once
have thought, or than most liberals believe.
Me: That comes as no surprise to me. I am glad that the Christians he has debated, and those in the audience, have displayed manners. Hitchens, of course, has much more to say.
Update 10/27/09 - Something of the flavor of the Hitchens - Doug Wilson debates can be found in this Huffingtron Post exchange.