If you didn't catch the Diane Rehm Show on Tuesday, you should check it out. Her guests represented various viewpoints on the subject.
It just so happens that the Pew Research Center released a study on More Americans Question Religion's Role In Politics yesterday. The survey found that "a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters and not express their views on day-to-day social and political matters."
During the Tuesday DR Show, a listener called in with a very interesting comment. He said that Americans were more afraid of Atheists than Muslims. One of Rehm's guests confirmed that.
A 2005 study by Pew reports that, indeed, Americans are wary of Atheists.
Jews: 77% of those surveyed expressed overwhelmingly favorable opinions of Jews
Catholics: 73% favorable
Evangelical Christians: 57% favorable
Muslim-Americans: 57% favorable
Atheists: 35% express favorable opinions of atheists; 50% have a negative opinion of atheists.
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It just figures that people who believe in an invisible, spiritual deity would be afraid of someone who doesn't.
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