The midterms will see a number of nonreligious candidates – but why is it so hard for atheists to get voted into Congress?
- Written by Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College

The midterm elections are likely to return to Congress elected representatives who hold a range of religious beliefs.
But while self-identified Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus currently rub shoulders in the corridors of power, one group is noticeably...