Phrasing: Minorities

Morning mist
Happier thoughts.

From a post in The Economist on atheism in Amurrica (Wait, Amurrica? No, surely atheists say “America”), emphasis mine:

America is not an easy place for atheists. Religion pervades the public sphere, and studies show that non-believers are more distrusted than other minorities.

I love that lead. Like, “Don’t get me wrong, I distrust all minorities. But atheists? Well them the ones I distrust most of all.”

Slightly on topic: Maybe they’ve already done it, but I always thought the Onion would have some headline-only blurb that goes, “Study: Atheists Have Longer Weekends.”