Atheists still the most hated minority

[abaris]

You do understand that the reason that no one is forced to stand for the pledge in school is because of JWs not atheists. 

First, we haven't got a horse in the American race, even if we wanted to. Second, I've never even been asked if I am religious. At our equivalent of highschool, we still have the course religious studies. It's mandatory, unless your parents opt you out or, when you turn 16, you opt out. I did exactly that and noone looked twice at me for doing it. And that was back in 1979.