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In reply to the discussion: Agree or Disagree - Atheists are a persecuted minority in 2014 America. [View all]JoeyT
(6,785 posts)54. I wouldn't say we're persecuted in America at all.
I don't think we're the most discriminated against, either. Just from what I've seen in day-to-day life, LGBT people are probably #1 for facing discrimination, then at #2 is everyone that doesn't identify as a Christian, whatever they might be.
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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