Survey trends show that atheists are America's least trusted minority, ranking below Muslims, recent immigrants, homosexuals and other groups. Moreover, Pew studies indicate that Americans are very comfortable with religion interceding in public life, and with the expression of religious faith on the part of candidates. The same Pew studies show Dems continue to have a "God problem." Even among so-called centrist members of the public, the party is perceived as hostile to religion, and this perception is a stronger predictor of presidential vote choice than either gender or church attendance.
So it's not surprising that when The Americans For Religious Liberty released their religious affiliation study of Congress, only six members list themselves as unaffiliated.
Mark Udall, D-CO
Neil Abercrombie, D-HI
John Olver, D-MA
John Tierney, D-MA
Earl Blumenauer, D-OR
Tammy Baldwin, D-WI
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Congratulations to all of them.
John Olver is my representative. His wife is a professor at the college where I work. Good People! I'm glad to see him on such an illustrious list.
Meanwhile, a large portion of the American electorate continue to have a "stupidity problem."
So they might've just kissed re-election hopes goodbye by letting that cat out of the bag.
They'd be better off getting caught with a prostitute smoking crack bought with embezzled money than admitting to being rational and honest - uh, I mean, non-religious.
Doesn't say that. It says, "Non-Affiliated."
I take "Non-Affiliated" to mean not aligning with any particular religious institution. It doens't tell us a thing about how superstitious/spiritual they are.
As far as rationality is concerned what's it mean to say you don't go to church but go around casting spells on your enemies?