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

[Warpy]

13. Oh, I don't think it's fueling the growth of atheism

but constant religious bullying has forced us out of our "I'm just not religious" closets into confronting bigotry and bullying head on. I know I'm a lot less reticent than I used to be, although there were always idiots down south who got an earful as well as the occasional Catholic true believer in Boston.

It's entirely defensive at present, as we're about the only people out there fighting for that wall between church and state. Support from mainstream godly has been anemic, at best.