The attached book review (sorry about the crappy photos) appeared in a The New Yorker magazine issue. It addresses a number of issues we have covered in the class, and discusses them from the point of view of American atheists. I will expect you to read the article (questions will appear on the final.)

Write a one-pager that does the following

1. Lists as many topics as you recognize that we have covered and that are addressed in the article (e.g., civil religion, here referred to as “ceremonial deism.”)
2. Outlines the range of religiosity you can identify, from an intolerant adherence to a religion to an intolerant atheism. On that scale, what other degrees of religious adherence or rejection can you specify?
3. Discusses the position of atheist Americans when it comes to history, the Constitution, legal rulings, civic life, and public opinion.
4. Says what you think about this. What questions does it raise for you? Do you think there is a question of injustice in this matter? Did you learn anything from it? What conclusions can you draw?