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According the American atheist author Kevin Davis, atheism has an "unshakeable stigma".<ref>[http://www.peacock-panache.com/2016/11/lifetree-meeting-atheism-26370.html An Atheist Walks into a Christian Meeting about Atheism] by Kevin Davis</ref> See also
According the American atheist author Kevin Davis, atheism has an "unshakeable stigma".<ref>[http://www.peacock-panache.com/2016/11/lifetree-meeting-atheism-26370.html An Atheist Walks into a Christian Meeting about Atheism] by Kevin Davis</ref> See also
=== Atheism is un-American viewpoint ===
''See also:'' [[Atheism is un-American viewpoint]]
The 2013 Freedom of Thought report published the International [[Secular humanism|Humanist]] and Ethical Union indicates: "...the U.S. has long been home to a social and political atmosphere in which atheists and the non-religious are made to feel like lesser Americans or non-Americans."<ref>[http://freethoughtreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FOTReport2013.pdf 2013 Freedom of Thought] by International Humanist and Ethical Union</ref>
The atheist Phil Zuckerman wrote in his ''Psychology Today'' article ''Why Americans Hate Atheists'':
{{Cquote|'''1.''' Americans equate a lack of religiosity in general – or atheism specifically – with immorality.
'''2.''' Americans equate a lack of religiosity in general – or atheism specifically – with being un-American and/or unpatriotic.
'''3.''' There is no stigma concerning the expressed dislike of the non-religious. While there is a stigma (to varying degrees, depending on one’s social milieu) attached to being racist, or anti-Semitic, or [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]... – there has never existed a social or cultural backlash against people who openly express disdain for secular folks. So people simply feel much more comfortable expressing their dislike for atheists than, say, Latinas/os or women.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-secular-life/201406/why-americans-hate-atheists Why Americans Hate Atheists] by Phil Zuckerman</ref>}}
== Atheism is significantly less appealing to women ==
== Atheism is significantly less appealing to women ==