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Old 03-30-2011, 09:26 AM   #198 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
I'm not sure how it is in Canada, but in the US atheists have to contend with mainstream politicians and other figures in the media saying things like this:

Gingrich fears 'atheist country … dominated by radical Islamists' – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

And of course if we say anything about it we're viewed as "snarky" or "trying to force our beliefs on others". Definitely feels like a no-win situation sometimes.
I don't believe we've ever had problems like that here!
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