I agree blackskeptic, but you have to understand that there is an agenda behind organized atheism, and that one should only tell the truth when it helps that agenda. Or so I infer from prevalent willful ignorance, since the difference between “None of the Above” survey takers and atheist survey takers is often noted in articles by Christian reporters.

Some apparently value publicity much more than they value credibility. To fend off attackers certain birds will open their features as widely as possible to create the illusion that they are much bigger than they really are. I think we’re seeing the same phenomenon here, but more for self-promotion than defense.

I would no more expect honesty from a push group about the size of its entourage than I would expect Joe Jackson to stop plugging his album when talking about Michael Jackson’s death.