Well, when you call Christianity "a blight upon the earth," what do you expect?

Uber-atheist (and U of M professor) PZ Myers is shocked - shocked, I tell you! - that atheists are rated "below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in 'sharing their vision of American society,'" according to a study released by... the U of M. (Boy, howdy! That must smart.) So why would people think such a thing? I don't suppose it has to do with vocal atheists like PZ Myers doing things like calling Christianity "a blight upon the earth" or anything, do you?

More of Professor Myer's unique brand of "tolerance" here:

Let us continue our Ben Domenech bashing. He's got this somewhat high profile gig at the Washington Post, and one has to wonder what his qualifications are. I think we can rule out "intelligence."

GWW made an interesting discovery: he's a creationist. I don't understand why the Right is constantly elevating these ignoramuses; there must still be a few conservatives who read this site (I can't possibly have driven you all away)…aren't you embarrassed by this kind of thing?

Actually, I'd be embarrassed if I were your employer, Mr. Myers.

I'm not surprised to learn that he is the product of home schooling, which in its worst instances can foster an unfortunately narrow point of view, and usually means the kid is instructed by someone with absolutely no training in education. It seems to be only on the right wing that a frothing idiot like this guy can fall upward into a mass media job—where the first thing he does is chew out the mass media for being too liberal.

Myers covers a lot of ground at one time, doesn't he? Christianity and Christians, Creationism and Creationists, the right wing and conservatives, homeschooling, etc. All bad, of course.

Wonder if Christian students in his classes get a fair shake?