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In reply to the discussion: Agree or Disagree - Atheists are a persecuted minority in 2014 America. [View all]redstatebluegirl
(12,292 posts)4. I think it is more anyone who does not identify as "Christian".
Where we live, the first question someone asks you when you meet is "what church do you attend". When we say Unitarian Universalist, they frown like we sacrifice animals or something. I even had a neighbor who sent his 14 year old son over to ask me if I was a Christian, while Dad stood on the porch watching.
My answer to him was that it was a very personal question and not an appropriate one. I told him I respected his religion and his family but would not answer. The next thing I knew the neighborhood was abuzz with the news that my husband and I were atheists. Not that I care but it was a tough few months to be sure.
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Agree or Disagree - Atheists are a persecuted minority in 2014 America. [View all]
el_bryanto
Mar 2014
OP
I live in NY so I don't se it here but I am sure in many rural areas Atheists get discriminated
hrmjustin
Mar 2014
#3
Well I don't want to say that I made it up, as I have heard it said elsewhere
el_bryanto
Mar 2014
#16
Perhaps I should make it clear - I think that Atheists are a Persecuted Minority
el_bryanto
Mar 2014
#19
You religionists just never get tired of putting words in people's mouths, do you?
skepticscott
Mar 2014
#43
Which way did I vote? That's easy enough to check. I've also expressed my opinion
el_bryanto
Mar 2014
#46
The privileged rarely persecute their own, let alone for disagreeing on religious beliefs.
rug
Mar 2014
#25
Speaking as an atheist, I can't think of a single time in my life when I've been persecuted for
Jgarrick
Mar 2014
#26
Do atheists represent a political constituency with a discernable political agenda?
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#35
Admitting to atheism doesn't automatically lead to ineligibility for office
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#37
More precisely, the poll shows nearly half would not vote for an atheist for president
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#39
I believe there is an open atheist in Congress. The choice of pronoun is deliberate, however. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2014
#50
Reactions to different views probably vary according to where one lives
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#34