That doesn't mean it's politically optimal. It's not. If you want to win elections, you probably shouldn't say that sort of thing. But I think we show a lot more tolerance than is expected of any other religious minority.
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The worst of it, in my lifetime, was the bush administration. Peak evangelical power, and also the height of the debate over whether gay people should get to just be normal people. I got very tired of being told that it was “religious bigotry” for gay people to want rights.
jul 28, 2025, 5:54 pm • 14 0 • view
Ironically Bush was a big time God-botherer and he imposed his religious ideas on policy (even leaving aside claims he thinks God told him to invade Iraq), but his speeches included the word 'Atheist' as part of lists of faith communities deserving consideration, much more than his own father's did.
jul 28, 2025, 6:13 pm • 8 1 • view
I always suspected that W was personally close to an atheist.
jul 28, 2025, 6:53 pm • 1 0 • view
His father said he didn't think you could be both an atheist and a patriotic American. Imagine saying that about Muslims or Jews
jul 28, 2025, 6:51 pm • 6 1 • view
I've heard that about both all my life, and especially about the latter.
jul 28, 2025, 6:53 pm • 4 0 • view
100% agree and today was pretty eye opening seeing how large the backlash is on Bluesky to atheists objecting to religion in politics. This is a totally valid belief that people can hold
jul 28, 2025, 9:49 pm • 2 0 • view
*scrambles to table, knocking over furniture on my way to post* GOD IS GLONZO
jul 28, 2025, 5:47 pm • 42 2 • view
*youth pastor voice* you know who else liked to chew on power lines?
jul 28, 2025, 6:16 pm • 26 0 • view