# Why don't liberals and Democrats fully embrace atheism?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 13, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-liberals-and-democrats-fully-embrace-atheism/946421 "2021-07-13T20:41:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-liberals-and-democrats-fully-embrace-atheism/946421/149 "2021-07-16T13:31:31Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> If I put myself back in the mindframe I had when I was a believer who didn’t like atheists, I have to admit that for me, my dislike stemmed from the fact that deep down I knew I didn’t believe in God either, but I had been conditioned to be ashamed of that fact, to the point that I couldn’t admit it to even myself. And that meant atheists made me feel very uncomfortable, until I got my own shit sorted out.

Interesting. I have sometimes wondered if that might be a driver of the grumpiness directed atheists’ way, but never heard a (former) theist confirm it.

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