Atheist group gives Obama an unenthusiastic nod

There's been a lot of talk about where faith-based groups stand on the issues and the candidates in the presidential campaign, but not so much about the faithless.

Now the Secular Coalition for America, an advocacy group for atheists, has issued a report card on the candidates that knocks both major party candidates for injecting religion into politics, but expresses a clear preference for President Obama over Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Romney gets a grade of F overall for stated positions that advocate a lowering of the wall between church and state and that suggest his Mormon faith plays a strong role in his political decision-making. Obama, who professes a Christian faith, gets a C. He gets plus marks for a greater willingness to advocate a separation of church and state but is dinged for bringing prayer into the White House and supporting the inclusion of “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, among other heresies (atheistically speaking).

“This score card shows that our current politicians still have a long way to go in protecting the secular values that America was founded on,” said Edwina Rogers, executive director of the Secular Coalition. She referred to a recent report by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Continue reading at www.latimes.com

dntmkmecomoverther

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Oct–19—Washington-forces-Cornwallis-to-surrender-at-Yorktown—.html?soid=1108762609255&aid=QLeTv_Byaoo

Now tell me, what did our founders believe? And what virtues of their lives as devout believers in Christ were imprinted upon the codex of this nation? The moral virtues of Christianity. Athiests can not deny history. They can belly ache, but they can not re write the historical truths of the founding of this nation…which frankly without the Constitution and it's 1st Amendment, the atheists might even be tried and burned at the stake as occurred all over Europe and England; as were any who were declared 'heretics'. Wake up atheists, it's the Christian virtue of equality and equal protection which allows you the freedom to be such.
- aceituna
  
  Unfortunately often the people in power mannage to rewrite history books. Also consider the difference in how mexico presents history as opposed to the US. A lot of what the fathers of our country have written have been repressed and taken out of context so that our children can be miseducated.
Wordman

Now why would these fine citizens prefer Obama? We just keep getting more and more reasons to vote for Romney.
John Adams

athiests should be grateful for the Christian influence this nation has had.
mallen11

If Atheist give -0 a nod that is the best reason to vote FOR Romney. Atheist know that -0 is anti-God and will support him. There should not be one Christian who would vote for -0.