National Association of Evangelicals. Atheists in the U.S. are very well off compared to minority religious believers in some other countries. Religious persecution is a serious and fundamental problem which demands attention. Why America Needs Atheism. The New Republic, Oct. 14, 1996.
Atheists can be Moral, Too.
By Wendy Kaminer. Unfortunately, many people who consider theism the only effective basis for obtaining meaning and morality consequently equate atheism with nihilism and immorality. The Ethics of Belief. Three essays alternately arguing that reliance on faith as a primary defense of religious conviction is ethically irresponsible and responsible. Since intelligent, well-intentioned people can disagree such disagreement should not be allowed to become justification for discrimination.