Thursday, March 23, 2006

What's 3% of 2%?

Whoa...lol, how much of a minority can one expect to be? It's not as if home educating is not minority enough, but it would perhaps be wise to avoid a move, particularly to the Midwest if you happen, as I do, to have a sceptical take on the concept of God.

From The University of Minnesota, there is news that only 3% of the American population describe themselves as atheists. Not that this in itself is too much of a problem, though the general attitude towards atheists could be just that.

"Many of the study’s respondents associated atheism with an array of moral indiscretions ranging from criminal behavior to rampant materialism and cultural elitism. Edgell believes a fear of moral decline and resulting social disorder is behind the findings. “Americans believe they share more than rules and procedures with their fellow citizens—they share an understanding of right and wrong,” she said. “Our findings seem to rest on a view of atheists as self-interested individuals who are not concerned with the common good.” "


Oi!

2 comments:

COD said...

Funny how all our corrupt politicians are self-avowed Christians though.

Becky said...

Oi! is right. I'm assuming the numbers are similar for Canada as well.

Atheists were never unusual in the East -- in NYC where I was born and raised, Vermont where I attended university, and DC where I worked for several years. But heading west upon getting married, I began to realize that I certainly wasn't in the majority any more lol. And once we started hs'ing, the difference really became apparent.

“Our findings seem to rest on a view of atheists as self-interested individuals who are not concerned with the common good.”
As opposed to the good Christians at TOS and Hsblogger, I suppose, eh?