In my opinion SE Cupp is a nitwit. She says she is an atheist who would like to find faith (doesn't that make her an agnostic?), and she would never vote for an atheist to be President because a President's faith would restrain their actions. If I wanted to read the opinion of Trump-hating conservatives there are plenty to choose from at National Review; no need to waste any time at all watching CNN.

This should be encouraged. Anything to dislodge the cold, dead hands of Christianity from around the neck of one of our political parties.

This fascinates me. What is there about conservatism that would even appeal to an atheist?

@Pbpierson2 @Humanistheathen Being a "conservative atheist" seems akin to being a Black Klansman. The Republican party is essentially synonymous with evangelical Christianity. Republican candidates aggressively promote themselves as Christian. Every attempt to erode separation of church and state comes from the right. How do you reconcile this reality?

So she considers "typical" atheism to be "militant, hostile, confrontational, dismissive." She's some kind of BETTER atheist because she bothered to get a Master's in religious studies and because she "defends" faith? She's had to spend TWENTY YEARS trying to come to "greater understanding"?

My take is she's somehow desperate to be deeply religious. Perhaps she's spent too much time around Evangelical Christians and she wants that half-brained bliss they derive from believing Jeebus loves them best.

So what you're saying is that atheists/agnostics should factionalize just like religions have? I'm not sure I see the wisdom in this.

"The religiously unaffiliated have become one of the most reliably Democratic constituencies in recent elections. According to national exit polls, 61% of the unaffiliated voted for Al Gore over George W. Bush in 2000. In 2004, John Kerry’s share of the unaffiliated vote increased to 67%. And in 2008, Barack Obama captured fully three-quarters of the vote among the religiously unaffiliated, while 23% voted for John McCain.

"The partisan and ideological leanings of the unaffiliated follow the same pattern. Compared with the general public, the religiously unaffiliated are more Democratic in their partisanship and more liberal in their political ideology. And, given their growing share among U.S. adults, the unaffiliated constitute a larger share of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters in 2012 than they did five years ago."

Social and Political Views of the Unaffiliated

[pewforum.org]

I am a militant atheist, Sarah. My weapon of choice is a keyboard.

I can’t get my head around the connection between any political leanings and being an atheist. As far as I’m concerned my being an atheist has no bearing on my political beliefs. I don’t want to know what religion or none the politicians I vote for are....it’s their policies I want to know about not whether they are godbotherers or not. The idea of organising under a banner or having a symbol for conservative atheists seems a crazy idea to me....but then I’m a Brit, and I presume you are talking about an American movement.

s.e. cupp is an extremely confused person, which isn't a crime, and a very annoying one, which also isn't a crime but it is off-putting. i never could stand her and i can't stand her now. she has been quoted as hoping that one day she could become religious... not wishing she were (innocent enough) but working toward it. that's some atheist there. as for conservatives, there are no more conservatives. i never liked them when they existed but they no longer exist. they have been replaced by regressives. i am neither interested in nor impressed by anything that comes out of s.e. cupp's mouth.

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Good luck to you.