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June 1st, 2007, 10:37 AM
Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif., is the first openly "nontheistic" member of Congress, the Secular Coalition for America announced Monday, March 12.
The coalition said Stark, who has represented San Francisco's East Bay since 1973, acknowledged his atheism in response to a questionnaire sent to public officials in January.
In a statement, Stark said he is a "Unitarian who does not believe in a supreme being."
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/213/story_21388_1.htmlOK this news is a couple of months old but we didn't have this forum, then.
It is amazing to me that it took so long.
The coalition said Stark, who has represented San Francisco's East Bay since 1973, acknowledged his atheism in response to a questionnaire sent to public officials in January.
In a statement, Stark said he is a "Unitarian who does not believe in a supreme being."
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/213/story_21388_1.htmlOK this news is a couple of months old but we didn't have this forum, then.
It is amazing to me that it took so long.