***UPDATE***: Video is below.

Illinois State Rep. Monique Davis recently said to atheist Rob Sherman: “It’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy (atheism) exists!”

The audio of the exchange was picked up and circulated, and the story (which was brought to the public’s eye by Chicago Tribune reporter Eric Zorn) has made its way through the blogosphere.

It’s made its way to the mainstream media, too.

Tonight, MSNBC news anchor Keith Olbermann named Davis his nightly “Worst Person in the World.”

Thanks to Spazeboy, we have a video!

Incidentally, I sent an email and called her office soon after the story first broke. No response then. No response now. If anyone has any leads on statements made by her since the incident, please let me know.

(Thanks to Scorpious for the heads up!)





[tags]atheist, atheism[/tags]