In a story on the online news outlet AlterNet, Louisiana was No. 1 on a list of “scariest states to be an atheist,” followed by Mississippi, Texas, Rhode Island, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho and Pennsylvania.
But Mormon-dominated Utah — a frequent contender for the title of most religious state — was dinged for being the place “where, says [former] American Atheists President David Silverman, ‘the [former] state attorney general is trying to have the Roman Cross pronounced secular so it can be placed on public buildings and schools without regard to equal access.