re: Do you accept the notion of the Big Bang as the origin of our universe?

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...the great hostility of evangelical Christians towards atheism...

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This simply isn't true for all, or even most, evangelical Christians.

When you watch the evening news, it's the bad news that receives all of the attention; the good news goes largely unreported.
A few bad apples, who are Christian in name only, spoil it for the rest of us; the overwhelmingly positive impact of Christians around the world goes unnoticed.

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The greatest conflicts...come when evangelicals want to impose their beliefs on other groups via government action.

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See previous response. Don't judge all Christians based on the behavior of a few bad apples. I guarantee you, NO genuine Christians want to impose anything on anybody.

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I...think...non-Christian groups draw a line when those attempts are done by taking over government. That's dangerous.

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Again, this isn't happening. Christianity is not a religion that advocates overthrowing governments, then forcing the people to conform. In history, there may be instances of this happening under the guise of Christianity, but it certainly isn't something exclusive to Christianity.

Jesus, who is the Christian's example in all things said in Matthew 22:21, give to the government what is the government's, but give to God what is God's.
And in Romans 13:1, the bible tells Christians to: "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for their is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." In other words, respect the authority of the government, after all, it has been established because it's God's will.

So I'm right there with you when it comes to opposing those who would try to impose their beliefs on other groups.