Lack of Opposition
Topic : CompromiseJoseph Lewis Preston, of the Free Thinkers of America, told an Associated Press reporter, Organized interest in atheism has lagged because the opposition isnt as strong as it used to be. There has been considerable liberalizing of religion and the lines of conflict arent nearly as strong. Charles Smith, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, reported that the lack of opposition was the cause of the decline of atheism. We dont have the old repressive religion that stimulates atheism, and they dont preach hell-fire and Jonah in the whale anymore. They go in for this cheer-them-up religion. Thats not the old-time religion. It may be that this new sort is not so bad but they dont let it interfere with their lives. They spent more time in the old days pleasing God. Now they try to please their fellow men.