A political party

I recently attended the FreeOK conference. Obviously, Atheist are concerned about politics because that is something that affects us all by making laws that we all must follow. I just don't think we have a place (party) to call home.  All my theist friends (who are usually far Right Conservative) call me a liberal because of most of my views.  The word "liberal" doesn't mean much anymore because that's a label given by conservatives to everyone who doesn't agree with them.  I don't fit into any predetermined slot. If anything I am more center which means I'm hated by all sides, but it also means I am a swing vote and loved by both. This is the main reason why I hate labels.

The number of people who are atheist in this country is growing. [1] Atheist made up about 16% in the last survey which is a lot of power in this country especially if everyone speaks with one voice. That would rival organizations such as the NRA.

So why don't we create our own party and join that one? Maybe we should take over the Green Party (or some other party). There are a lot of political parties out there. I've seen other parties that are just renamed Democrats and Republicans.   I find it amusing that most people (especially conservatives) have no idea why they support their party's platform and merely parrot the party line.   When you prove them wrong they spew hate filled speech about how you are stupid.

Atheist only agree with each other on one question and that is the existence of god. They are some atheist that lean to the Republican side as well as the Democrats. All of us would probably agree with the protecting the separation of church and state.

The problem comes in we have a two party system. Generally speaking the third parties have only handed one of the two the election. Think about the 2000 election where Nader pulled enough votes to where Bush got elected. Perot?  We have to get involved in politics. We have to take over the two parties. I would love to see an openly atheist Republican person get elected just as much as I would like to see an Democrat. That is the only way we are going to make a difference. We have to stop voting against someone and start voting for someone.

To get started, I think we need to join some organization that shares our common goals.   Something to help us organize our effort and pool our resources.     I'm thinking of something organized like the NRA or unions.   Whether or not you agree with the message of the NRA, they have power because they have a very narrow political focus thus they appeal to people who lean to the left and right.   I don't have anything to do with the NRA because they want you to have a gun as long as you follow Christianity.  

I don't know what the solution is but it better get found soon.

Source:

1. http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf