Will Militant Atheism Harm the Democratic Party?
Will Militant Atheism Harm the Democratic Party? Saturday March 10, 2007 Anti-atheist bigotry and attacks from so-called liberals and progressives seem to have been increasing lately. Perhaps that’s just a subjective impression that isn’t entirely true, but I suspect that more and more religious liberals are worried that they won’t be able to attract votes from anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-science Christians if atheists are permitted to maintain a very public role in American politics. How will the Democratic Party attract larger number of bigots if it doesn’t take a bigoted stand against godless infidels? The truth is, anti-atheist bigotry is widespread in America and generally unquestioned. Many people take it for granted that atheists are less moral, less patriotic, and should be treated as inferiors. Such attitudes exist in both the Republican Party than the Democratic Party, but the Democrats are the ones who are facing the question of whether giving atheists a voice is worth the
