Are atheists persecuted in the United States?

Answer 1

The more vocal ones are. I would be if I talked about it more. I don't walk around with ATHEIST stamped on my forehead. But if I mention it to someone, I get horrified looks and offers to visit their church. Then, every time I see the person after that, they have some kind of Jesus remark, or they try to 'challenge' me with scripture.

And let me add to people who say that we aren't persecuted, look up that quote by George Bush Sr. if you haven't seen it already. It's something like "I don't know that Atheists should even be considered as American citizens." Having the former president of our country say that we don't deserve to be here? That, to me, is persecution.

Answer 2

Not as a matter of course, but it happens from time to time. Some jerk tried to get me fired when he found out I was an atheist.

Really, though, I suspect that many people in the US really don't know what real persecution is. I've heard Chrsitians scream about being "persecuted" when a group other than their own demands a perk they've been enjoying...or when scientific data contradicts their claims. Real persecution is much, much more overt and ugly.

Answer 3

no longer inevitably persecuted, yet there is particularly no computing gadget approximately discriminating against them on that foundation. via that reckoning, they fall decrease than a similar type as obese human beings and human beings who smoke, even in spite of the incontrovertible fact that they have no longer something in any respect in basic with them. If atheism is a 'determination' it particularly is a determination of 'certainty'. If something, theists must be placed into a similar type as druggies, human beings who smoke and the obese. by using fact they choose for 'surreality', deviation from the particularly 'prevalent' or perhaps 'actual' 'baseline'. the subject is with severe hypocrisy interior the issue interior the 1st place.

Answer 4

Occasionally, but not generally.
There are occasions when an atheist is persecuted for standing out and being different in homogenized areas, but in general those occasions are rare and far between.

And shouldn't happen at all.

Answer 5

Sometimes.

It can be in personal life - from personal relationships, like a friend or love interest dumping you when they learn you're an atheist.

It can be in a business transaction - an atheist family who were evicted from their home after people learned of their atheism was recently a story on CNN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiyJzWy3CDQ

It can be in society - comments like "there are no atheists in foxholes" spread by famous people, and even people in the military.

It can be in the remarks of strangers who say atheists are immoral, that they secretly believe in a god (and always that person's particular god), and any number of other common insults.

It can come from the govt - violations of the separation of church and state. I'm an American. "In God We Trust" does not apply to me. Might seem trivial to the religious, but when you're on this side, it can feel like the country you love is attempting to disown you for no good reason.

Answer 6

Not really, it does happen but not nearly as often as some people say it does. Atleast it did not happen to me while I was an Atheist for 12 years. I was not a very vocal Atheist though, and I did not attempt to push my views on other people.

Answer 7

There is no religious freedom for non-believers. The news media will make mention of just about all religious groups but they never talk about the non-believers.

Answer 8

Is Johnny Cee EVER right? And he's so obsessed with being right, too.
It must be a living hell for him.

Answer 9

Yes, this guy moved to Canada.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20PqkeebsDQ

Answer 10

No only here on Answers