https://www.atheists.org/2018/01/hhs-religious-freedom-rule/
...HHS is expected to announce a proposed rule change that would allow healthcare providers to discriminate against patients and deny treatment on the basis of religious objections.
The rule change would roll back Obama-era regulations that provided non-discrimination protections for individuals receiving healthcare services. Prior to these regulations, healthcare providers were able to use “conscience” exceptions to deny access to birth control, treatment for HIV and AIDS, and end-of-life care; discriminate against transgender patients and even deny emergency ambulance services to a woman seeking an abortion... Unquote.
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Trump-voters-very-religious--443162893....
..A random selection of 1,501 adults from across the United States representing a mixture of ages, races, political, and religious backgrounds participated in the survey that focused on four themes: the religious, political and ideological values of Trump voters, mental health and religion in America today, the geography of religion, and the intersection of technology and religion.
“The 2017 Baylor Religion Survey is the most extensive national survey into American values, beliefs, and behaviors,” said Lori Fogleman, Assistant VP for Media Communications, Baylor University.
The data for the survey, a 48-page questionnaire designed by 15 Baylor sociologists and administered by the Gallup Organization, was gathered between January and April of 2017, several months after Trump took office.... Unquote.
Always need to take any surveys with a pinch of salt and this one has only 1501 participants. Interesting that they think "atheists" are a significant number.
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My friend (atheist) voted for Donald Trump. When questioned about it he responded calmly (paraphrasing): "If you could vote for your clown at the circus, you should vote for the one with the biggest shoes."
To break this down in the simplest terms, I'd say, almost no atheists voted for Trump, because Atheists are somewhat smarter than the average person on the street..... Not that Hillary would have been much better.
I never understood why elections have so few candidates ??? I understand sometimes you might see a handful of underdogs, but I mean mean why not 12 or 15 running, with 5 or 6 having a serious shot at it ???
This part of our system is a serious fail.
Fishy1,
There was seven Presidential candidates on the Tennessee ballot.
http://carrollcountytnelections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Ballot-20...
The reason why there is just two serious candidates is because they represent the interests of the two think tank camps. Other candidates lack that base so they don't get any serious consideration.
I know at least a half dozen folks who are identified as atheist who voted for trump. They did so because they are bigots and misogynist.
Fishy1: I never understood why elections have so few candidates ??? I understand sometimes you might see a handful of underdogs, but I mean mean why not 12 or 15 running, with 5 or 6 having a serious shot at it ???
This part of our system is a serious fail.
Unquote.
The First Past The Post (FPTP) voting system. Some countries have a run-off of the top two candidates thinking that voters will indicate their real preferences in the initial ballot. That doesn't seem to work too well. That is why many European countries (including Scotland's Parliament) have opted for proportional representation.
In the UK, the LibDems have consistently produced popular policies but a vote for a third-party candidate is often seen as a wasted vote. And remember Ross Perot in the USA?!
Correct me if I'm mistaken.
I voted for trump. Lesser of two evils. I always vote Republican. (Waaay back when I believed in deities I voted dem. Lol)
Lesser of two evils my dying ass!
It is a grave mistake to elect egotists or criminals. It undermines democracy itself.
I have found no evidence that Hillary Clinton was anything other than an honest lawyer trying to make an honest difference in politics and philanthropy. There are lots of links to repeated but apparently unfounded accusations and suspicions. In the USA, candidates mustn't upset vested interests like AIPAC and the NRA in order to get elected.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/nra-donations/?utm_term...
Pat Paulson could have won that one.
And
He'd certainly be an improvement.
There are almost no atheists in the USA. 6% Throw a rock and you will miss all the atheists. The population of atheists continues to be higher educated white males.
I suspect the true number of atheists in the US is a small moving target.
That is - the number of atheists is probably like the number of gay people, in 1956. Any survey you take is going to be very inaccurate by virtue of the number of people still " in the closet".