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==== Obama administration met with atheist group ====
==== Obama administration met with atheist group ====
The Obama administration is the first administration to meet with an [[Atheism|atheist]]/non-theist group. It meet with the Secular Coalition for America which is a coalition which represents the [[American Atheists]], the American [[Secular Humanism|Humanist]] Association, and the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers.
The Obama administration is the first administration to meet with an [[Atheism|atheist]] group. It meet with the Secular Coalition for America which is a coalition which represents the [[American Atheists]], the American [[Secular Humanism|Humanist]] Association, and the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers.
According to USA Today, the group met with the White House officials to "discuss problems that they believe are fueled by religion."<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/02/atheists-meet-with-white-house-officials/1#.VypYTzEn_7Y Atheists meet with White House officials], USA Today</ref> The groups discussed the issue of "military proselytizing" by evangelical Christian members of the military and faith-based initiatives<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/02/atheists-meet-with-white-house-officials/1#.VypYTzEn_7Y Atheists meet with White House officials], USA Today</ref>
According to USA Today, the group met with the White House officials to "discuss problems that they believe are fueled by religion."<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/02/atheists-meet-with-white-house-officials/1#.VypYTzEn_7Y Atheists meet with White House officials], USA Today</ref> The groups discussed the issue of "military proselytizing" by evangelical Christian members of the military and faith-based initiatives<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/02/atheists-meet-with-white-house-officials/1#.VypYTzEn_7Y Atheists meet with White House officials], USA Today</ref>