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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 midterms will see a number of nonreligious candidates – but why is it so hard for atheists to get voted into Congress?Above it, only skies. Inside, very few nonbelievers.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

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...

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