Jeff Sparrow on the need to save ourselves from the sickishness of the New Atheists

[KevinM1]

Why does the author of the article imply that theists don't currently hold 'considerable institutional power'?  Has he not paid attention to US politics for the last, oh, 40 years or so?  The current, frothing evangelical wing of the GOP?  Outside of a few exceptions, you can't hold public office as an atheist.  Not just at the national level, but local as well.  And these people are trying (and succeeding in many cases) to put their ancient goat fucker ideals in stone via legislation.

So, no, the fight isn't over just because academics are predominantly atheist.  Academics aren't the ones trying to put religion in public schools, or trying to remove a woman's right to choose, or be allowed to not pay for certain kinds of medical coverage, or a myriad of other things that ultimately harm us all.