LETTER: Article on atheism challenged

To the editor:

    In the Oct. 13 edition of The Utah Statesman, I was very disgruntled by the headlined story, “Number of Atheists and Non-Believers Increases.” I am a devout Latter-day Saint but grew up in both Vermont and Texas, and I have many friends that are either atheists or agnostic. Why I seemed most annoyed by this story was the fact that it seemed as though it found this atheism objectionable.

    Why are we so concerned with what everyone else believes in? I had a friend that said, “I do not need religion to make good choices.” Just because you do not believe in God, or any sort of higher being does not necessarily mean that they are a bad person. I found it ironic that one of the criteria of sending in a “Letter to the Editor” is being of good taste, but in my opinion this story was of very bad taste. I am disappointed to be attending the same university with someone that is so closed-minded. 

Cameron Mumford