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longship

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1. Americans United is NOT an atheist group.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:34 AM

Sep 2012

The executive director of AU, Rev. Barry Lynn, is a United Church of Christ minister. Many supporters of AU are religious. The separation of church and state is not an atheist issue.

I despise this kind of distorted reportage.

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Religious Right Group Falsely Accuses Americans United of Scaring Pastors [View all] cbayer Sep 2012 OP

Americans United is NOT an atheist group. longship Sep 2012 #1

You are absolutely correct. I think they made an editorial error in the headline and cbayer Sep 2012 #3

Headline writers are often not the article writer. longship Sep 2012 #5

Yeah. One of my pet peeves. pinto Sep 2012 #7

If AU can scare pastors away from electioneering, more power to them. Atheists however cannot dmallind Sep 2012 #2

I think this is a good example of believers and non-believers working together cbayer Sep 2012 #4

I think AU manages that because of its very narrow remit dmallind Sep 2012 #6

I was not aware of the historical perspective on this organization and appreciate the cbayer Sep 2012 #8