Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US

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A member of the New York City Police Department stands guard during a group prayer session for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Aug. 12, 2016. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Stephanie Keith

By Kimberly Winston | 4 hours ago

(RNS) Maybe atheists should just embrace it as a slogan: “Atheists: The group Americans love to hate.”

About 40 percent of Americans say atheists “do not at all agree” with their vision of America, according to a new study from sociologists at the University of Minnesota who compared Americans’ perceptions of minority faith and racial groups.

But the study marks a grimmer milestone — Americans’ disapproval of Muslims has jumped to 45.5 percent from just over 26 percent 10 years ago, the last time the question was asked.

And “nones” — those who say they have no religious affiliation, but may also have spiritual or religious beliefs — are also unpopular. This is significant because nones now make up one-third of the U.S. population.

http://religionnews.com/2016/09/14/muslims-surpass-atheists-as-most-unpopular-group-in-us/

[underpants]

1. God dammit

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3. Lol!

[guillaumeb]

2. Thanks Pamela Geller, and Donald Trump.

Fellow Islamophobes.

[Taitertots]

4. Let's reframe this. 40%+ of American Christians are hate filled bigots

Assuming some percentage of the people asked are Muslims and non-religious, then it is easily a plurality of American Christians.

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5. Well that helps to dispel it.

[Taitertots]

6. Victim blaming. They don't hate me for exposing their hatred

The plurality of American Christians are bigots (based on OP). How dare you complain about someone calling them out for inexcusable hatred?

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7. I doubt "they" even know you.

Are you open in your opinions outside the internet?

[Taitertots]

8. Don't know me... but many still hate me

In public, I'm open and unashamed that I don't believe in religious dogma. As such I've seen the good and the bad.

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9. I'm glad you don't hide your opinions.

Way too many do.

[Dorian Gray]

10. It sucks

that people have to feel mistrust or hate for people different than them.

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11. Worse, there is a hierarchy of hate.

[nil desperandum]

12. One would think

when you add the christians and muslims together they all still find us heathen non-believers quite unpopular, so amongst christians perhaps the muslims are less popular currently than atheists but if they could just work together they'd make the heathens the least popular group again in no time.