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Interesting that CNN chose to focus on atheists living in the bible belt. I'd venture to say that this group is truly at risk for real discrimination and ostracism. Atheists in NY and California, probably not so much. Christians anywhere in the U.S. No.
Well, I really don't want to go down the road of what's "real" or not as it is an individual's definition, but I would suggest that discrimination and ostracism is rampant in this country over a variety of topics including religious belief.
There was a part in the CNN special where one atheist claimed that we are the most hated group in the country. Would you agree? Or, do you think Christians have it just as bad?
Christians aren't in the conversation. Not that it has to be a contest, but if it were, it'd be between Muslims, atheists, and gays.
I think the comment is a strawman personally. There's really no way to know one way or the other. Same goes for Christians playing the persecution card. There are too many variables from a person's tolerance for differing opinion, self esteem, ability to understand the other's POV etc to determine if it's really hate.
Considering people trust atheist as much as a rapist I would say yes we (atheist) are at the bottom or near the bottom of the group hate list.
How often does religion come up in peoples everyday conversations. I cant remember the last time I discussed it, not exactly difficult to avoid.
The first line of that article specifies that there is distrust, not dislike. Without dislike I have a hard time seeing how you get to hate.
We do this. We do full blown Christmas (minus Jesus of course) too. Basically Santa day and Bunny day.
Some parts of California are very much like the Bible Belt.
