In God we trust?

[cbayer]

http://thehill.com/capital-living/cover-stories/232445-in-god-we-trust-

By Debbie Siegelbaum - 06/12/12 07:55 PM ET

Edwina Rogers refuses to name names. If the executive director of the Secular Coalition for America knows which members of Congress aren’t religious, she isn’t telling.

Her organization, an advocacy group representing a growing number of nontheistic Americans, recently conducted a silent poll of members of Congress about their faith and personal beliefs. And according to Rogers, 28 of the 535 lawmakers claimed they did not personally believe in a higher power.


But only one, Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), has publicly acknowledged his atheist views. The rest are staying mum, and Rogers won’t break their confidence.

“There is a perception that if you don’t have religion, then you are less likely to basically be a good person,” Rogers said.

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[Indydem]

1. Hope she has good security.

The republican criminal element is devising a break in plan as I write this.

Anything to club those atheists with.

[rug]

3. She comes from the republican criminal element.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwina_Rogers

[cbayer]

4. Which makes one wonder what is really going on here, doesn't it.

[Indydem]

5. I would guess a conservative Atheist.

Based on her record, she doesn't seem to have been involved with whackadoo rightists.

[cbayer]

6. I don't know about that. I personally consider W a whackadoo rightist.

But that's just me.

[laconicsax]

12. Wait...what?

You don't consider *, the former illegal occupant of the White House a whackadoo rightist?

Did I read that correctly?

[rug]

9. That depends on how you'd charactize, HW, W and Lott.

"She was an Economic Advisor for President George W. Bush at the White House during 2001 and 2002 at the National Economic Council, focusing on health and social security policy. Ms. Rogers was General Counsel of the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the Republican take-over of the Senate in 1994. She worked for Senator Lott while he was Majority Leader in 1999 and she handled health policy for Senator Sessions in 2003 and 2004. Edwina worked on International Trade matters for former President George H. W. Bush at the Department of Commerce from 1989 to 1991."

[rrneck]

2. All others pay cash. nt

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[dmallind]

7. Sounds about right to me

5% who'll even admit it privately. Probably a few more who are even cagier. Funny that Muslims, Jews and Mormons feel no need to hide their opinions on religion to get elected here, but nonbelievers do.

[cbayer]

8. Image problems, imo.

[dmallind]

10. anti-atheist bigotry imo

and...come to think of it, in a large number of reputable surveys.

But hey if atheists just cleaned up their "image" they'd be considered fairly as candidates eh?

[cbayer]

11. I don't know.

I think most atheists are quiet and choose not to engage in religious matters.

Then again, the ones you really see do things like mock believers using purposefully inflammatory imagery and such.

While I have no doubt that anti-atheist bigotry is a major problem, there may be some simple things atheists could do to counter that. Like not mocking those who see the world differently.

[trotsky]

13. Would calling a group of believers "dumbasses" be mocking them?

They merely see the world differently.

[laconicsax]

14. Wow, just wow.

If ever there were a comment that illustrated a person's complete lack of knowledge and understanding on a subject, you just made it.

I would take the time to educate you on this but I honestly don't know where to start.

Maybe I'll give you something to ponder:

Widespread discrimination against atheists predates the Internet by centuries.