Ronald Bailey on the Unpopularity of Atheism
Polls show most Americans are uneasy (to say the
least) about unbelievers. In a June 2011 Pew Research poll, 33
percent of respondents said they would be less likely to vote for a
candidate who was gay. For atheist candidates, that number jumped
to 61 percent. In fact, according to one survey, religious folks
believe the godless are about as trustworthy as rapists. But as
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey reports, the good news for
atheists is that the trends are now moving in the right
direction.
You can read the rest of this article at: http://reason.com/blog/2012/06/27/ronald-bailey-on-the-unpopularity-of-ath
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Posted by rbutler
on Jun 27 2012. Filed under Libertarian News.
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