The most discriminated against group of people in US and elsewhere: Atheists, not Muslims

Now that there seems to be a 'resurrected' 'Cold-War' mentality brewing in the US government (and some of the population too), and the 'moral support' via various actions and inaction of the Republican majority Congress and the Trump Administration, I would like to remind people of an all too often ignored fact of life relating to outright hatred, fear, misunderstanding, mistrust, lack of empathy, etc. that, statistically, most Americans have towards a particular societal 'group' of people (Atheists) in our country who of which I would qualify as one of.

"Every group except atheists is being shown much greater tolerance and acceptance than 30 years ago:"

Here is a Huff-Post Article on the topic;
Huffington Post article, Dated January 16, 2014 (Updated January 25, 2014) titled:

11 Things Atheists Couldn’t Do Because They Didn’t Believe In God

One- Live.
Atheists in 13 countries face execution under the law if they openly express their beliefs or reject the official state religion — Islam in all of these cases. While this ultimate punishment may be rare, there are a number of other outrageously harsh restrictions on the basic rights of nonbelievers around the world, from revoking citizenship to denying marriage.
For more on the most severe oppression of atheists around the world, read the 2013 edition of the Freedom of Thought report, published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union.

Two- Run for Office.
Not believing in God is political poison, at least if you express that belief openly. While the most severe mistreatment of atheists may take place in fundamentalist nations, political discrimination is pervasive across the U.S. Despite polling that has shown nonbelievers making up an increasingly large part of the country, there isn’t a single admitted atheist in Congress right now, and by most counts, there’s only one in all of the state legislatures across the nation.
Furthermore, despite constitutional restrictions on “religious tests” for holding public office, six states have laws on the books barring nonbelievers.

Three- Be trusted by their peers.
Discrimination against atheists doesn’t appear only in the political realm, though it is quite clear there. A poll taken during the 2012 election season found that only 54 percent of Americans would vote for a “well-qualified” atheist presidential candidate. While this was the highest total since Gallup began asking the question in 1958, atheism proved the biggest negative influence on a hypothetical candidate’s viability, with fewer respondents saying they would be willing to vote for an atheist than either a gay or a Muslim candidate.
Atheists have trouble being trusted even when they’re not running for office. A survey taken in 2012 found that half of Americans believed atheism was “threatening” to them. Another study by the University of British Columbia and University of Oregon found that people are likely to distrust atheists as much as they do rapists.

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So my conclusion at this point in time is that:
Unless someone is at least one of the other discriminated against, (so-called) 'minorities' and also an Atheist, you are statistically less discriminated against then this 50+ year old 'white' man....

...If you are Atheist and also one or more of the other discriminated against 'minorities', (so-called) I know I have likely experienced only a fraction of what you are likely to have of being discriminated against.

FWIW, I do at least have some experience with being discriminated against and have many times overheard horrid and hateful speech against (Atheists), and therefore I believe that I have a concept of what that is like to be so discriminated against and do have somewhat of an understanding in a personal experiential way and do feel empathy. In a very personal way I realize the injustices of wrongful discrimination.

Other links: Why Americans Hate Atheists

https://www.atheistliving.com/2015/0...e-to-hate.html

Atheists remain most disliked religious minority in the U.S.