An interesting article from Psychology Today reporting on survey research in the US. It seems that when people were asked questions like “I would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group”, the most detested group were atheists. The were consistently rated lower than various religious groups (e.g., muslims, Christians, Jews) and racial groups (e.g., Hispanics, Asians).
Atheists Are the Most Mistrusted Group: They Are Evil and Immoral!
Suppose that we had an extraordinarily accomplished would-be President who proclaimed her atheism. Let us assume that this person is a great orator; a righteous person with great personal integrity; a speaker of four languages; and a Nobel laureate. If she were to declare that she does not believe in the existence of a “celestial dictator” (to borrow the term from the remarkable Christopher Hitchens), she would be automatically deemed unfit to serve in political office and/or to date your son.
Oh according to me it is a big criticism as people said they will refuse even marriage proposal. I think they should awake and should take some action.