discrimination of atheists

[kandrathe]

Finally a report has been written to guide our discussions ...

It seems more like a laundry list of grievances from around the globe, many of which (within the US at least) are based on language crafted from the 1800's. But, I applaud your stand for freedom.

The SCOTUS ruled in 1961, Torcaso v. Watkins that religious oaths or requirements were unconstitutional. In that vestiges remain in the various "bible belt" states constitutions is more a statement of the unwillingness to alter them, than actual law.

Also, in most of the most egregious cases, ALL people are subject to the abuse of power by totalitarians wielding law (including religious law) as a weapon. You and I could equally be accused of trumped up crimes against the state, or religion if that suited the whims of the rulers. Both the theist and atheist suffer when authorities dictate what will or will not be our beliefs. The danger is in the amount of power held by the government.