Via NYTimes.com: More than ever, America’s atheists are linking up and speaking outThey liken their strategy to that of the gay-rights movement, which lifted off when closeted members of a scorned minority decided to go public.
Polls show that the ranks of atheists are growing. The American Religious Identification Survey, a major study released last month, found that those who claimed “no religion” were the only demographic group that grew in all 50 states in the last 18 years.
Despite changing attitudes, polls continue to show that atheists are ranked lower than any other minority or religious group when Americans are asked whether they would vote for or approve of their child marrying a member of that group.