Why This Atheist Was the Most Hated Woman in America
Have you seen Ron Reagan on MSNBC lately? Not on the talk shows: In a commercial that has appeared during Morning Joe and The Rachel Maddow Show, the former radio host and political gadfly is promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a nonprofit that is “working to keep state and church separate, just like our Founding Fathers intended.”
It’s shocking to see the son of a conservative icon preaching the word of no word, adding, with a smile, that he’s “not afraid of burning in hell.” And it’s worth noting that the old advertisement couldn’t get on the air when it was produced two years ago. Atheism is having a moment in America, it seems, with comedian Ricky Gervais battling the forces of organized religion on Twitter, plus Stephen and Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family professor in the department of psychology at Harvard University.
