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Rick Santorum responds to American Atheists: ‘Thank you’ for billboard

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Tuesday in a fundraising email he was “thankful” that an atheist group attempting to shame him. The American Atheists purchased seven billboards in Texas to highlight what the group describes as bigotry against atheists. One of the billboards featured Santorum along with his quote,…

American Atheist president blasts ‘horrible, bigoted, backwards, primitive’ Newt Gingrich

American Atheist president David Silverman said Monday that a series of billboards recently purchased by his group were meant to show non-believers why they needed to organize. “A lot of people say, ‘Well, why do I need to get involved? Why do we need an atheist movement?’” he said on…

Atheists file lawsuit over Christian cross at New York City 9/11 memorial

An atheist group filed a lawsuit Monday in the New York State Supreme Court seeking the removal of a Christian cross from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum being constructed at ground zero. The national organization American Atheist claims that placing a symbol of Christianity on government-owned property is…