Andrew Sullivan: Politicization of Christianity fuels atheism in U.S.

[Joseph8th]

6. Yah!... FFRF is good ppl.

I haven't been to any meet-ups, but I'm getting ready to move to rural Missouri, so who knows... I do know I hadn't even heard of "New Atheism" or Hitchens, et al, until the Godbeliever media got their sacred undies in a bunch and clued me in. Had no idea there was such a thing, so in that respect, yeah... the Fundies have helped create the cause.

But the Cause itself, even, I think, is political, and little else. It's why atheism doesn't get capitalized and doesn't belong in the religion section at DU. What else could movement atheism be? It's not religious or spiritual movement, so those're out. Atheism itself isn't the cause, either... to get everyone to stop believing (though I wouldn't complain if that fantasy came true).

It really is just equal protection under the 1st amendment kinda issue. It's about NOT pushing god in politics, and that's in everyone's best interest, not just atheists'.