Get Ready for More Borat Atheism

Sigh. More of the same self-defeating sophomoric rants against religion coming to a theater soon.It’s an embarrassing time to be an atheist in America.

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Matthew C. Nisbet

August 16, 2010

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Sigh. More of the same self-defeating sophomoric rants against religion coming to a theater soon.

It’s an embarrassing time to be an atheist in America.

Matthew C. Nisbet

Associate Professor of Communication, Northeastern University

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