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Why not more of us in Congress?

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Why not more of us in Congress?
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RE: Why not more of us in Congress?
June 18, 2012 at 3:31 pm
GC, it has nothing to do with 'very little conviction in what they believe,' and everything to do with admitting to be an atheist is political suicide in this country. Politicians have to sell themselves as the product that the people want, and considering we live in a country where people are obsessed with the idea of god and our country being intertwined, you will not get elected selling yourself as an atheist in most places.

They have to pretend to be religious, because the Christian right will portray them as devil-worshipping baby-eaters.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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Why not more of us in Congress? - by Manowar - June 13, 2012 at 10:51 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Mister Agenda - June 13, 2012 at 11:44 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Cato - June 13, 2012 at 2:06 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Godschild - June 13, 2012 at 3:09 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Tobie - June 13, 2012 at 3:20 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Manowar - June 13, 2012 at 6:26 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Minimalist - June 13, 2012 at 7:03 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Darth - June 16, 2012 at 10:11 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by jackman - June 13, 2012 at 7:12 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Minimalist - June 13, 2012 at 8:57 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - June 13, 2012 at 8:49 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by mrlmichael - June 16, 2012 at 8:39 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Annik - June 16, 2012 at 10:17 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Godschild - June 16, 2012 at 11:34 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Darth - June 17, 2012 at 1:09 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by toro - June 17, 2012 at 1:16 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Simon Moon - July 12, 2012 at 5:31 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - June 17, 2012 at 12:32 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Annik - June 17, 2012 at 1:05 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Minimalist - June 25, 2012 at 1:35 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - June 17, 2012 at 1:32 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Godschild - June 18, 2012 at 3:21 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Deicide73 - June 17, 2012 at 10:41 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - June 18, 2012 at 2:40 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Deicide73 - June 18, 2012 at 8:04 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by KichigaiNeko - June 18, 2012 at 8:29 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by jackman - June 18, 2012 at 9:52 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Faith No More - June 18, 2012 at 3:31 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - June 18, 2012 at 7:44 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Deicide73 - June 18, 2012 at 8:26 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by gomtuu77 - June 18, 2012 at 7:53 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Annik - June 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by gomtuu77 - June 22, 2012 at 4:57 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Darth - June 18, 2012 at 11:24 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by gomtuu77 - June 19, 2012 at 12:49 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Annik - June 19, 2012 at 1:08 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Angrboda - June 24, 2012 at 12:47 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Cato - June 25, 2012 at 4:24 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - June 24, 2012 at 1:29 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Polaris - July 11, 2012 at 11:54 pm
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by pgrimes15 - July 16, 2012 at 8:46 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by padraic - July 17, 2012 at 2:30 am
RE: Why not more of us in Congress? - by Tiberius - July 17, 2012 at 5:06 am

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