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ErikJ

(6,335 posts) Sun Apr 19, 2015, 08:41 PM Apr 2015

Mo Rocca: The challenges facing atheists in the U.S. [View all]

CBS Sunday Morning; The challenges facing atheists in the U.S.
Apr 19, 2015
Fifty-three percent of Americans say they'd be less likely to support an atheist for president, and almost half say they'd be unhappy if a family member married an atheist. Mo Rocca reports on the many consequences that those who come out as non-believers suffer in a nation founded on religious tolerance.

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Mo Rocca: The challenges facing atheists in the U.S. [View all] ErikJ Apr 2015 OP

The default position is NOT belief...or "Faith"....it is lack of belief. Moostache Apr 2015 #1

Agreed. Japan is 90% "atheistic" and has tiny fraction the crime that US does. ErikJ Apr 2015 #2

I like the "acceptance" of evolution instead of "believe in"... Moostache Apr 2015 #6

Interesting. 2naSalit Apr 2015 #3

Fantastic response...thank you. Moostache Apr 2015 #5

"Religious tolerance." HA! blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #4

So be it IHateTheGOP Apr 2015 #7