[xzins]

In addition to Christians being permitted to attend church on Sunday, the military chaplaincy also saw to it that Jews & other SD types were free on Saturdays and Muslims on Fridays.

The whole point of recognizing religious requirements is that one make decisions to accomodate that requirement. If one (an atheist, for example) has zero requirements, then it’s hardly fair to criticize the system for not accomodating that which doesn’t exist.

I don’t think atheists are the most despised religious minority. First, they claim not to be religious at all. Second, most outrageous cults are far more despised.

Since atheists have no practices, identifying marks, requirements, etc., they really are simply out of sight.

[allmendream]

I'm not sure that option was extended at Lackland AFB to Jews and Muslims, or maybe it was just that we had none. Only a few didn't go to Church on Sunday, and I think after the first one most of the hold outs (when they realized it was sit in the pews and listen or get to work) ended up going the next Sunday.

Atheists are the most despised religious minority according to polling. They are a very small % of the U.S. population, yet I constantly read about them in the conservative press. They seem some commentators favorite bogeyman, despite their ‘invisibility’ in prominence, numbers, influence, etc.