Atheists identified as America’s most distrusted minority, according to new U of M study

University of Minnesota News ^ | 3/20/06

[dukeman]

Go hug your favorite atheist.

[mainepatsfan]

I trust them more than Scientologists.

[cripplecreek]

I don't have a problem with atheists. I have a problem with atheists who have a problem with Christianity.

[jdm]

I think next Thurs. is National Pray For An Atheist Day.

[TypeZoNegative]

I'm going to strap a bomb to my chest for Darwin, you god-fearing infidels! Muhahahha!. Sarcasm aside, I can understand why. Most atheists are bitter people that would rather use ad-hominem attacks than to use reason to back up their claims.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Great. Now we have another oppressed minority group.

[Minus_The_Bear]

I wouldn't say most atheists are so mean-spirited. Most I know are kind enough.

[Ptarmigan]

Agreed. I have a problem with those vocal types.

[Right Wing Professor]

Most atheists are bitter people that would rather use ad-hominem attacks than to use reason to back up their claims.

Snicker. Of course, you don't use ad hominem attacks.

[cardinal4]

ping

[LanPB01]

Does this mean I'm entitled to some kind of affirmative action for my persecuted beliefs?

[Right Wing Professor]

I have a problem with atheists who have a problem with Christianity.

Oddly enough, I only have a problem with Christians who have a problem with atheism. So we should get along just fine :-)

[farlander]

ROFL.

"they are seen as a threat to the American way of life"

Umm, personally, I'd prefer a godless atheist, who, by definition, is *FAR* more likely *not* to blow himself up than a deranged Islamic 'believer' that thinks he's going to his virgins.

Guess I'll have to go find one to hug now...

[JAWs]

          I once quipped to an atheist that his creed had the disadvantage of no holidays. He replied that they celebrated everyone else's. I should have invited him to fast on Yom Kippur.

          Atheists would have a better image but for the Newdows amongst their numbers.

[js1138]

Certainly a person who is honest about his disbelief is less trustworthy than an old fashioned hypocrite like Bill Clinton.

[TypeZoNegative]

I'm an atheist. I speak out of experience.

[dukeman]

I know several kind atheists, one being my niece.

[Right Wing Professor]

I'm an atheist. I speak out of experience.

I could tell by the ad hominem attack. Self awareness is a good thing. :-)

[dukeman]

Does this mean I'm entitled to some kind of affirmative action for my persecuted beliefs?

Get in line! :-)
I'm Anglo-Saxon and I'm still waiting for my reparations payment from the Norman conquest of England in 1066. My ancestors lost a lot of prime real estate....

[VOA]

Interesting book on the topic...the chapters on the leading light of atheism
are illuminating.
Don't let the 2.5/5 stars rating fool you. It's a good book by a smart guy.
IIRC, his Oxford office is either in the same building (or next over) from
that of Richard Dawkins.

The Twilight of Atheism : The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World
by Alister Mcgrath
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385500629/sr=8-2/qid=1143072745/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-6687710-0723133?%5Fencoding=UTF8