Last Friday a group of Atheists invaded the White House. By invitation. This was an historic first.
Members from several national atheist groups were invited in to discuss a range of topics of importance to the non-believing community. The President was not present but a number of White House and administration officials were present to listen to their concerns and to discuss possible solutions. Whether or not anything comes directly from these meetings, something else just as important happened. The non-believing community has been publicly acknowledged by the White House. Again.
The Obama administration knows who we are. But in a good way.
To judge by the right-wing terror machine, this portends not merely the end of the world and the downfall of civilization but an abrogation of the Constitution that must not be tolerated. It is the assertion of rabid christianists that the founders were all christians who intended the the US be a christian theocracy.
That this is demonstrably false is of little consequence.
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