Read more Secular Coalition for America stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39939/secular-coalition-for-america.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 01:48:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57310/us-atheists-step-out-of-closet.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=203584&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331224912' border='0' />Atheists across the country are turning up the volume, gathering openly and advertising their lack of faith, the New York Times reports. Their goal isn’t to win others over—“The most important thing is coming out of the closet,” said one activist—and win acceptance for their beliefs. And their...A San Francisco man, a member of the local chapter of American Atheists, holds up a copy of the original Pledge of Allegiance that does not contain the words under God during a protest in 2007. http://www.newser.com/story/57310/us-atheists-step-out-of-closet.htmlMon, 27 Apr 2009 10:14:58 CDT