AMERICAN HUMANIST
According to the 2010 Pew Religious Survey, 4.7% of Americans identify as a religion other than Christianity, while 16.1% of Americans are unaffiliated with any religion—translating to about 35 million Americans.
While delivering a speech at the Dexter Avenue Baptist church in Alabama on Monday, Governor Bentley told the audience, “Now I will have to say that, if we don’t have the same daddy, we’re not brothers and sisters. So anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother.”
Speckhardt concluded, “Since his inauguration, President Obama has taken the lead in acknowledging nonbelievers as citizens deserving of respect and recognition. It’s time for other politicians to get with the program and start recognizing their nontheistic constituents. We’re a large and growing bloc of voters, even in the heart of the South. And for a country attempting to unite and progress, this inclusiveness is vital.”
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