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Niceguy1

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51. I wouldn't use the word persecuted

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 06:23 AM

Mar 2014

No atheist in the us is hunted down, imprisoned, burned at the stake, confined to a reservation, etc.

You just can't look at someone and say, hey thats an atheist, lersn mess with them

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Agree or Disagree - Atheists are a persecuted minority in 2014 America. [View all] el_bryanto Mar 2014 OP

Persecution by 'default'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #1

That's my observation as well el_bryanto Mar 2014 #2

Better never say sending out good vibes HockeyMom Mar 2014 #5

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

I think it is more anyone who does not identify as "Christian". redstatebluegirl Mar 2014 #4

Your religion, or lack of one, HockeyMom Mar 2014 #8

Years ago, no one asked because it was ASSUMED everyone believed. cleanhippie Mar 2014 #30

Not in how I would define edhopper Mar 2014 #6

Good point. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #7

I think "persecution" edhopper Mar 2014 #10

To me, it also implies conscious intent. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #14

The issue is that when you start parsing it that bad el_bryanto Mar 2014 #9

True edhopper Mar 2014 #12

That was the other way I considered structuring it el_bryanto Mar 2014 #17

In all fairness LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #24

In all fairness, okasha Mar 2014 #40

No disagreement there (nt) LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #41

I was hesitant to Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #32

So where did the phrase "persecuted minority" come from? skepticscott Mar 2014 #11

Fundy Christians edhopper Mar 2014 #13

Well I don't want to say that I made it up, as I have heard it said elsewhere el_bryanto Mar 2014 #16

In other words, you can't point to any American atheists skepticscott Mar 2014 #18

Perhaps I should make it clear - I think that Atheists are a Persecuted Minority el_bryanto Mar 2014 #19

Unless you have a very bizarre definition skepticscott Mar 2014 #22

OK I apologize for not phrasing my poll exactly as you would like me to. nt el_bryanto Mar 2014 #23

You religionists just never get tired of putting words in people's mouths, do you? skepticscott Mar 2014 #43

Why do you want to fight so much? Do I anger you up so much el_bryanto Mar 2014 #44

If you're wishing for a more congenial atmosphere skepticscott Mar 2014 #45

Which way did I vote? That's easy enough to check. I've also expressed my opinion el_bryanto Mar 2014 #46

The fact that you say skepticscott Mar 2014 #47

Some disagreed with my wording, and we discussed it. Some didn't. el_bryanto Mar 2014 #48

27 did. Pesky facts. rug Mar 2014 #49

Persecuted? No. Subject to prejudice? Yes. cbayer Mar 2014 #15

More of your invented falsehoods about atheists skepticscott Mar 2014 #21

Well of course they are. TygrBright Mar 2014 #20

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

I wouldn't go so far as to say "persecuted" Prophet 451 Mar 2014 #27

Villified is a good word. Mariana Mar 2014 #29

I wouldn't say Atheists are persecuted. stage left Mar 2014 #28

As others have pointed out, persecuted isn't really the right word. temporary311 Mar 2014 #31

Not American, so didn't vote LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #33

Do atheists represent a political constituency with a discernable political agenda? struggle4progress Mar 2014 #35

No more than women, Jews, Muslims, African-Americans, etc.... LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #36

Admitting to atheism doesn't automatically lead to ineligibility for office struggle4progress Mar 2014 #37

Certainly great progress... LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #38

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

Imagine, for a moment, in a discussion about ANY other minority... trotsky Mar 2014 #52

Those laws were overturned okasha Mar 2014 #42

Ergo, discrimination against atheists doesn't exist. trotsky Mar 2014 #53

Reactions to different views probably vary according to where one lives struggle4progress Mar 2014 #34

I wouldn't use the word persecuted Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #51

I wouldn't say we're persecuted in America at all. JoeyT Mar 2014 #54