My Kind of Atheist

It appears that sometimes the arguments for a certain position become so obvious, that even those of opposite persuasion can see it. This is nowhere better demonstrated than in the writing of S.E. Cupp. Susan Elizabeth (S.E.) Cupp is an atheist, and certain of it. Yet, she wrote a book entitled Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity (Harper, 2010). From her non-Christian perspective she is able to observe the Liberal Media and make a fair assessment of how they handle Christianity. She did an interview with Marvin Olasky of World Magazine. Although 31 is not too aged, she certainly appears to be a mature young lady, and very likable. Even though she works around Christians, don't be fooled, she is firm in her atheism.

Below are two Questions taken directly from the interview along with S.E. Cupp's response. She is certainly correct on this issue:

Q. Losing Our Religion is well-written but puzzling: As an atheist, why are you making statements about media bias similar to those made by conservative Christians?

A. It's inarguable. All you have to do is have eyes to see that MSNBC and the The New York Times are absolutely threatened by Christian America. They're politically. They're threatened ideologically. And it's not just attacks, it's lies. They're lying about the genesis of our American beliefs. They'll tell you, "Oh, the Founding Fathers weren't Christians, they were atheists." That's crazy. It's a lie, it's a total lie.

Q. You note that they're wrong about the First Amendment.

A. You have people saying that the whole point of the freedom of religion clause was to say that you should be doing religious things in private. That's an absolute lie. The Founding Fathers wanted you to be free to be a public Catholic, to be a public Protestant. The liberal and secular media turn that around, imploring toy to be faithful in private and to take religion out of the public sphere. that's simply not why this country was created.

To be honest, I wonder if I could be so gracious in talking about how atheist are treated. S.E. Cupp certainly approaches the book from a unique perspective and her work seems to align with that of many Christian conservatives.