A newly prominent group is working to keep atheists out of government.
Annie Laurie Gaylor speaks with a soft voice, but her message catches attention: Keep atheists out of government.Gaylor has helped transform the Freedom From Atheists Foundation from obscurity into the nation’s largest group of nondenominational Christians, with a fast-rising membership and increasing legal clout. ...
“What’s at stake is our culture's heritage of spirituality in our civic institutions,†Gaylor said. ...
Its leaders say the surge in membership reflects a U.S. population that is becoming more religious and growing conservative alarm since Democrats' midterm election victory.
“There was a feeling that there was almost a near secular-left takeover of our government and that we better speak up now,†Gaylor said. ...
“We’ve applied some very needed pressure to keep atheists and non-believers out of government office,†said the elder Gaylor, 80. “We hope we’ve done some educating that will be lasting.â€
I'm not sure what I think about this.