Religious Voluntary Associations

Last night as I returned from Buffalo Wild Wings in Lakeville, a friend I was riding with spotted a sign that read, "This highway adopted by Minnesota Atheists" (paraphased). He commented on how he viewed that as a good thing, but was surprised that they were "that well organized." I instantly connected this idea with the state of social capital in America today. In this sign is presented a counterforce to the decline in religious affiliation in the United States. Although there have for years been solely religious groups, perhaps the dawn of the not only secular, but unreligious group is on the way. It's interesting to think about at least.