WOW, THAT IS AN ENORMOUS CLOSET.

No, I am not talking about gay people who more and more feel they can come out of the closet (even though they are labelled "queer" by many misguided militant gays). I am referring to atheists and agnostics who, in this age of science, have finally come to accept that god is a ridiculous fantasy best left in ages past before we knew so much about science, psychology, and the universe. All over America there are atheist members of religious families who wouldn't dare say there is no god, and who dutifully attend church every Sunday and continue to brainwash their children. Few politician admit to being godless, nor do most actors and other performers. (Oddly enough many comics are vocal atheists in front of audiences who seem to respond to their blasphemous humor.)   None of the world's many leading atheists like Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, David Silverman, Polly Toynbee, Woody Allen, etc. have been struck by lightning. (The great Christopher Hitchens died at 62 in 2001 of esophageal cancer not a thunderbolt.) On the other hand the Bible Belt has been hit savagely this year by floods, tornadoes and rainstorms, which killed an arc load of fundamentalists and destroyed more than a few churches. So much for "Jesus loves me." The point is if you think there's a guy in the sky, then keep Santaclausing to your heart's content. But if you don't, be brave enough to admit your doubts or downright certainly, and get out of that god-awful over-crowded closet.