An atheist and his children are soon parted.

Eugene Volokh has a law review article that looks at how courts in the United States routinely deny custody rights over children because a parent is not religious. A recent poll showed that Americans believe that atheists are most in opposition to American values. Judges and legislators have used the power of state to force religious upbringings on children by denying custody to parents who are not religious. The entire article can be download.