Atheists & Voting: How Can Atheists Vote to Positively Influence Government?
As citizens and voters, atheists of every nation have a vested interest in the direction which their country takes. Atheism may not entail any necessary positions which all atheists must, as a matter of course, support, but there are positions and values which atheists should support because they are necessary for a secular, liberal democracy to function. There is no “atheist voting block” as such, but atheists – as individuals or while working in groups – may be able to influence society and government through the application of reason, skepticism, critical thinking, realism, and humanistic values.Should Atheists Vote their Atheism?Some have argued that atheists should “vote their atheism,” but what could that possibly mean? Atheism isn’t a philosophy of any sort, much less a political or social philosophy which could inform how one votes. At best, it might mean that a person shouldn’t vote for someone they know is an anti-atheist bigot and who will work against equality for atheists
