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Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:04 pm
by MetalSlugIV
I got an e-mail from my local skeptics club. There is a doctoral graduate student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln who is doing a study about the stigma and marginalization of secularists (atheists, agnostics, humanists) in the Midwest. The e-mail said to forward to all the other secularists I know to expand his sample size. I won't post the link to the survey out the open and screw up the guy's data (trolls and bots might mess things up) but I will ask any secularists here in the Midwest to PM me and I will fire the link to you in a PM so you can help. It's pretty important. Here is a quote from the e-mail.
This research is important because it provides more information about a highly understudied group. It also contributes to identifying seculars as a religious minority in the U.S.
So any takers will be helpful! Thanks!

Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:07 pm
by Paladin
I'm in

Re: Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:07 pm
by JoelB
I would think Midwest is too general a term. There is little commonality between Nebraska and Minnesota.

Re: Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:34 am
by flemco
MetalSlugIV wrote:I got an e-mail from my local skeptics club. There is a doctoral graduate student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln who is doing a study about the stigma and marginalization of secularists (atheists, agnostics, humanists) in the Midwest. The e-mail said to forward to all the other secularists I know to expand his sample size. I won't post the link to the survey out the open and screw up the guy's data (trolls and bots might mess things up) but I will ask any secularists here in the Midwest to PM me and I will fire the link to you in a PM so you can help. It's pretty important. Here is a quote from the e-mail.
This research is important because it provides more information about a highly understudied group. It also contributes to identifying seculars as a religious minority in the U.S.
So any takers will be helpful! Thanks!
A-theest in Dallas close enough?

Re: Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:34 am
by KVoimakas
PM sent shortly.

Re: Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:27 pm
by MetalSlugIV
I have no idea what this researcher counts as "Midwest". The state you live in is part of the survey. A few are listed and there is an "other" section where people can put in a different state that the ones he lists. He doesn't collect IP addresses to there is no way for him to automatically know which state you are from. If you are interested, even if you are not in the Midwest, I will send you the link anyway. It couldn't hurt I guess.

Re: Study about the stigma of Midwestern secularists

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:36 am
by KVoimakas
Sent the link on to a couple interested coworkers.