Would you marry an atheist?. 49890.jpeg The question of whether to believe in god in a democratic society can be solved easily. The right for the freedom of conscience is stated in constitutions of different countries. However, public opinion is extremely important as well for it always has a subtle reaction to the attitude to religion in this or that country. This attitude may very often dictate its own norms of conduct and adequate morals. It does not really matter what a person has in their soul. It is much more important what a person says out loud, because the words from one individual can form an opinion of a great deal of people or even of the whole nation. At the end of last century, there was an opinion conducted in the USA to study people's attitude to contracting marriage with atheists. The results of the poll showed that 46 percent of respondents were not happy about such an initiative. When the same question was asked about contracting marriage with African Americans, only 27,2 percent of respondents said no to it. As many as 33,5 percent said that they disapproved marriage with Muslims, whereas 18,5 percent of respondent said that they shared a negative attitude to marriage with natives of Asia and people of Hispanic descent. Then there was another interesting question: "Which groups do not share your vision of the American society?" Even homosexuals and lesbians enjoy a better situation against such a background. Twenty-two percent of respondents voted for them. The Americans believe that even Muslims are more loyal to the American way of life than atheists are. At any rate, the followers of prophet Muhammad received 26,3 percent of votes. In other words, the non-acceptance of atheists is obvious. If you are interested there is more information on an poll of Russian society . http://english.pravda.ru/society/family/19-04-2013/124342-atheism-0/
I'd disagree with you for I think it is much more important what a persons actions are say more than what a person says. Actions speak louder than words.
