IBTimes: Atheism Is On The Rise, And It’s Finally Paying Off

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IBTimes: Atheism Is On The Rise, And It’s Finally Paying Off

Atheism Is On The Rise, And It’s Finally Paying Off
BY Christopher Zara | December 01
http://www.ibtimes.com/atheism-rise-its-finally-paying-913226

American money may be inscribed with the words “In God We Trust,” but at least one group of young nonbelievers is happy to take it anyway.
 
An organization of student atheists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is on track to receive the largest grant ever awarded by an American university to a nontheistic student group. The landmark grant, totaling $69,000, marks a cultural shift in attitudes toward atheists and other nontheistic groups as religiosity continues to decline around the country.  ...