Agree or Disagree - Atheists are a persecuted minority in 2014 America.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Persecution by 'default'?

I don't get egged. I don't have people parading around in front of my house.

But if I make were to run for office, the fact that I've made my religious beliefs known would be used to keep me from getting elected, since polls suggest that pretty much nobody is willing to vote for atheists.

And when you're out job searching, you likewise want to keep your atheism 'in the closet', and when potential employers make some 'offhand comment', to make the requisite 'faithy' replies to sound like you're Christian enough.

So it's not blatant, but being an atheist is sort of like having a contagious disease to people who don't already know you and are friendly. Thankfully, newer generations seem to be less and less anti-atheist, but they're generally still not yet the ones doing the hiring.