Self censorship is atheist morality

I just deleted a would-be blog entry.
Sometimes I have no topic in mind when I start writing. I just start hitting keys and see where it goes.
Often I get into it and have to stop to read what I've written.

I started writing and it became evident the topic was heading for child abuse in religion. After fifteen minutes or so, I stopped to read what I'd written.

I was asking you to imagine a child being abused by a priest.
I didn't go into a lot of descriptive detail. It was mostly emotional, and perhaps more powerful because of that.
I can write with power and this time I did. It was too much. It was sickening. There was begging and screaming and terror and pain and it was too much.

As I said, I deleted it.
I deleted it, not because it wasn't a possible depiction of what so many children have endured at the hands of religious leaders, but because it was an accurate depiction.
I'm worried that maybe someone reading this might have been a victim of molestation and that such a strongly written depiction might resurface some old and unwanted memories.

I just didn't want to cause anyone any unnecessary pain.

I understand that it is an important topic and must be discussed and brought into the light to be dealt with, but not so powerfully and emotionally that past victims will relive some very dark times.
There are other ways to treat this topic that are more respectful to the victims.

Why am I telling you this?
Because it's not always what we say that shows the morality of atheists. Often it's what we don't say that shows our true colours. Those unsaid words can't be appreciated unless we speak of why we didn't say something.
And religious people need to know that atheists have morals and consider the consequences of their actions.
They need to know that there is morality outside religion, that atheists love and care and grieve and weep and get lonely just like religious people.
The only consistent difference between the religious and atheists is the belief in a god.

There's far too much sweeping generalisation going on from atheists and the religious. We're all individuals and members of the homo sapiens tribe.

How about less personal attacking/name calling and more topical debate?

I think that would be a good place to start.