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Line 5: − − {| class="wikitable" − |- − ! Position: − ! This group does not at all agree with<br> my vision of American society: − ! I would disapprove if my child wanted<br> to marry a member of this group: − |- − | Atheist − | 39.6% − | 47.6% − |- − | Muslim − | 26.3% − | 33.5% − |- − | Homosexual − | 22.6% − | NA − |- − |Conservative Christian − | 13.5% − | 6.9% − |- − | Recent Immigrant − | 12.5% − | Not Asked − |- − | Hispanic − | 7.6% − | 18.5% − |- − | Jew − | 7.4% − | 11.8% − |- − | Asian American − | 7.0% − | 18.5% − |- − |African American − | 4.6% − | 27.2% − |- − | White American − | 2.2% − | 2.3% − |}
→Low stature of American atheists in American society
Concerning various '''[[views on atheists]]''', research in the American Sociological Review finds that among several groups listed, atheists are the group that Americans relate least to in terms of their vision of American society and are the group most likely to be mentioned as one that Americans would not want to have marry into their family.
Concerning various '''[[views on atheists]]''', research in the American Sociological Review finds that among several groups listed, atheists are the group that Americans relate least to in terms of their vision of American society and are the group most likely to be mentioned as one that Americans would not want to have marry into their family.
<ref>Edgell, Gerteis & Hartmann 2006</ref> Dr. [[Sam Harris]] is a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement. [[Sam Harris]] is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists.<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref>
<ref>Edgell, Gerteis & Hartmann 2006</ref> Dr. [[Sam Harris]] is a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement. [[Sam Harris]] is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists.<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref>
== American atheists and loneliness ==
== American atheists and loneliness ==