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In 2007, a Pew Forum survey found that the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] in the United States was 1.6% of the American population.<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports 2007 Pew Forum report]</ref>
In 2007, a Pew Forum survey found that the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] in the United States was 1.6% of the American population.<ref>[http://religions.pewforum.org/reports 2007 Pew Forum report]</ref>
== 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.
<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>
{| 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%
|}
== American atheists and loneliness ==
== American atheists and loneliness ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and loneliness]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and anger]] and [[Atheism and bitterness]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and loneliness]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and anger]] and [[Atheism and bitterness]]
Americans typically have a very negative view of atheists and they are often seen as lacking moral character and very arrogant (see also: [[Views on atheists]] and [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Moral failures of the atheist community]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]]).
As noted above, Americans typically have a very negative view of atheists and they are often seen as lacking moral character and very arrogant (see also: [[Views on atheists]] and [[Atheism and morality]] and [[Moral failures of the atheist community]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]]).
In his article entitled ''The Lonely Life of an American Atheist'', Alfred Garcia wrote:
In his article entitled ''The Lonely Life of an American Atheist'', Alfred Garcia wrote: