This weekend on the Mall in Washington, a bunch of atheists — tens of thousands, including me — will get together just to be counted as not having a personal god.
Why? Whether the pollsters bemoan it or celebrate it, the percentage of Americans who are losing their religion is rising. And in a presidential election year, candidates need to take note.
Two of those remaining, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, still give lip service to being religious — even if many on either side of religion don’t believe them or want to claim them. (Why would this be the only thing either one of them would tell the truth about?)
The Libertarian candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who has the most executive experience and the least amount of experience lying, seems to never mention god. He’s the one who believes that separation of church and state gives the most freedom for theists and atheists.
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