{"id":4664,"date":"2011-07-22T19:02:04","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T23:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2011-07-22T19:02:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T23:02:25","slug":"washington-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/07\/washington-post-2","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post: Does Atheism need a pitchman?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atheist actor and writer Ricky Gervais is working on a new show, &#8220;Afterlife,&#8221; which features \u201can atheist who dies and goes to heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Gervais hopes to bring cultural acceptance of non-belief to mainstream America, he faces an uphill battle.<\/p>\n<p>Polls show that many Americans distrust atheists and nearly half say they would not vote for one.<\/p>\n<p>Should it matter whether or not a politician believes in God? As mainstream acceptance of other minority groups grows, will atheists still lag behind?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"Does atheism need a pitch man?\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read Washington Post &#8220;On Faith&#8221; writers&#8217; thoughts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atheist actor and writer Ricky Gervais is working on a new show, &#8220;Afterlife,&#8221; which features \u201can atheist who dies and goes to heaven.\u201d If Gervais hopes to bring cultural acceptance of non-belief to mainstream America, he faces an uphill battle. 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