Susan Jacoby laments that "both atheism and secularism are still largely excluded from public dialogue about the proper role of religion in American politics." She points out that NBC's Tim Russert Meet the Press appears to have a "No Atheists (Still) Need Apply" policy when selecting people to discuss issues concerning the relationship between religion and politics. Such marginalization of atheists is a common and subtle form of misleading journalism. We need more atheist voices in the United States to break out of this marginalization.
It's sad, but because the atheist/agnostic view point still has a ways to go, the dollar always over rules rational thought.
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