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Safety in numbers

Safety in numbers

One of the reasons that atheists in the USA are so disliked is because they are distrusted, and that at least part of this distrust was simply because atheists are few and far between – and so they seem strange and unfamiliar. New research expands upon this.

Is ‘coming out’ a responsibility?

Rachel Maddow, the popular MSNBC news anchor who is openly gay, caused a stir this week when she said that closeted gay anchors “have a responsibility to come out.” The statement renewed an old debate about whether coming out is a right or a responsibility. David Niose considers whether nonbelievers also have a responsibility to “come out”.

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