The New Atheists' claim that religion always leads to fanaticism is baseless. State-backed religion results in tyranny. Sacred humanists work to implement their highest values that will improve this world; separation of church and state, eliminating denigration of nonbelievers, assuring just governance, and preventing human trafficking.

ROY G. SALTMAN is a retired computer scientist and an expert in voting technology. He is author of The History and Politics of Voting Technology, 2006, published by Palgrave Macmillan, and he has advanced degrees from MIT, Columbia University, and American University, all in the USA.