{"id":1669,"date":"2003-07-30T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2003-07-30T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles-wp\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2003-07-30T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2003-07-30T21:10:00","slug":"public-enemy-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles\/2003\/07\/30\/17\/10\/public-enemy-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Enemy #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I note from this poll that while a huge (and increasing) proportion of USians distrust Muslim politicians (38%), they reserve their especial disdain for atheist politicians<\/a> (52%).<\/p>\n

Atheism is a particular concern for white evangelical Protestants and African-Americans ? majorities of each say there are reasons why they might not vote for an atheist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/a>In fact, most Americans polled basically dislike atheists more than any other identified group, even the dreaded Muslims.<\/p>\n

Muslims are less popular than people of other religious faiths but more popular than atheists. Muslim-Americans and Muslims are seen less favorably than Jews (72% favorable), Protestants (70%), and Catholics (69%), and slightly below evangelical Christians (58% favorable, 18% unfavorable). “People who aren’t religious” receive favorable ratings similar to Muslims (50%), but the public has a more unfavorable view of the non-religious (33% unfavorable). Majorities of the public continue to give atheists an unfavorable rating: 52%.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/a>Is it really better to be feared than to be loved<\/a>? And yet the number of “nonreligous” people in the US has gone up from 8% (14.3 million) in 1990 to 14.3% (29.4 million) in 2001<\/a>. Atheists and fundies seem to be eating into the centrist body of US culture, polarizing opinions on both sides. Maybe it really will all end up in all-consuming stand-up fight<\/a>, as per the wet dreams<\/a> of certain apocalyptic nutters<\/a>?
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