I'm so sick of seeing how much religion weighs in on our national policy, and I'm wondering if there is any official group lobbying for more rational policies.
2007-11-21 07:50:44 · 13 answers · asked by the waterbourne AM 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, the Klan is a christian-based organization.
2007-11-21 07:56:31 · update #1
I love how beginning a question with "to my fellow atheists" brings all the christians around....lol!
The policies I'm thinking of would be stem cell research, abortion, the moronic attempts at getting creationism into public school, etc....
2007-11-21 08:01:05 · update #2
aviator- Kindof one of the things I was thinking of as well... How did ridiculous laws like that even come into being?
2007-11-21 08:04:50 · update #3
Great responses guys, thanks!! There's 3 or 4 of you I wish I could choose as best right now.
2007-11-21 16:01:57 · update #4
As Aviator noted, there are several states that do not allow an atheist to hold public office. North and South Carolina (where I live) are included among those states as well in addition to Arkansas and Pennsylvania. I am very interested in disputing this law and if you are as well - feel free to message me. I'm not quite sure where to start but apparently the first step is finding others who support your cause.
As far as atheist organizations, try one of the following websites:
Atheist Alliance International:
http://www.atheistalliance.org/secular/index.php
Center for Inquiry:
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/
Secular Web:
http://www.infidels.org/
Secular Coalition for America:
http://www.secular.org
This is all I know of presently. I'm not a member at the moment so I don't know many details, although I am very interested in learning more.
2007-11-21 08:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Christy ☪☮e✡is✝ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, move to the u.k and basically everyones an atheist haha. So much so id never even heard of the word atheist before the internet. Americans are brainwashed by religion and that's putting it in a nice way. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be for you living there when that topic comes up i really feel sorry for you. Just laugh it's all you can do. Also they think you must be religious to be a good person it's ****** up. Must be terrible for you
2016-04-05 02:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's always the ACLU, which supports both the religious folks' rights to expression and the separation of church and state.
The FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION ( http://ffrf.org ) is pursuing several law suits designed to keep schools and government from promoting religion, removing "under God" from the pledge of allegiance, and taking the "In God We Trust" off the cash.
The Interfaith Alliance is a group that is at its core liberally religious, but supports the separation of church and state.
The American Humanist Association also provides some support for church-state separation.
The joint lobby organization is the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ). Their lobbyist is fantastic.
2007-11-21 08:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Google Atheist Alliance International.
2007-11-21 07:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well, many states don't allow atheists to hold public office. Arkansas and Texas are two I know of. The first thing to do would be to sue the states for discrimination, then you can actually have some sort of political influence.
2007-11-21 08:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am part of CFI ( Centre for Inquirty ).
It isn't exactly polictical group, but it is dedicated to educating public about secularism, science, and reason.
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The purpose of the Center for Inquiry is to contribute to the public understanding and appreciation of science and reason, and their applications to human conduct.>>
That's from the mission statement.
2007-11-21 07:57:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jason 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm not in touch with any specifically atheist based groups. I do keep in touch with the green party, oxfam, and groups that are pro-choice.
2007-11-21 07:54:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Green Party.
"Green" politics interweaves ecological wisdom, decentralization of economic and political power wherever practical, personal and social responsibility, global security, and community self-determination within the context of respect for diversity of heritage and RELIGION. It advocates non-violent action, cooperative world order, and self-reliance."
2007-11-21 07:53:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
I'm not aware of one. We don't usually have agenda's to push.
You might search through some of these links.
http://www.atheistalliance.org/
http://www.secular.org/
2007-11-21 07:54:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
http://www.secular.org/
http://www.au.org/
2007-11-21 07:57:05 · answer #10 · answered by battleship potemkin AM 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋