Secular group: 27 secret atheists in Congress

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Read more at http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/04/secular-group-27-secret-atheists-in-congress/
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Apparently they're not comfortable coming out as atheists as they fear it would affect their electoral chances because Americans don't like atheists: http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheistSurveys.htm

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Who do you think these 27 members are and what districts do you predict would hold them? Any senators?

[greenforest32]

Apparently they're not comfortable coming out as atheists as they fear it would affect their electoral chances because Americans don't like atheists: http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheistSurveys.htm

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That first poll I cited was the first one I could find at the time and it was from 1999. Just found the most recent one from 2011 and sad to say it's no better: http://www.gallup.com/poll/148100/hesitant-support-mormon-2012.aspx