Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia, is an atheist:
“No, I don’t,” she told an interviewer at Australia’s national radio, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corp.) who asked her point blank if she believed in God. “I’m not a religious person.”
“I was brought up in the Baptist Church, but during my adult life I’ve, you know, found [...] Read more »

This diary on DailyKos was well-reasoned and a lot of it reflects my own thoughts, but even I - as an atheist - didn’t know that the state constitutions of seven states prohibit or restrict atheists from holding public office:
Arkansas: No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the [...] Read more »

I’m going to betray the usual protocol and quote a blog post in its entirety. This coming-out post by a fellow atheist - Chris Bowers at OpenLeft - has left me with a lot to say (emphasis added):
Rick Warren Hates Atheists, Like Me
by: Chris Bowers
Fri Dec 19, 2008 at 14:18
Left-wing pressure seems to have dubious effect, so [...] Read more »