In Hicks Facebook, he refers to himself as a militant atheist and posts related to atheism are the majority on his Facebook. His avatar is Atheists for Equality, and he has several posts dedicated to gay rights. He was recently married to his wife, but only a couple of posts are related to that. He liked Forward Progressives as well as an anti-Teabaggers group. He was a fan of Richard Dawkins and Neil De Grasse Tyson.
Here are screen shots of his facebook likes:
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