Editorial: Patriotic Americans have the right not to believe in any God

"...Organized religion undeniably plays an important and often constructive role in the lives of many Americans. Religious figures have been instrumental in political causes from abolitionism to the civil rights movement. No one should seek to banish them from political debate. But we reject the notion that religious faith in general or adherence to a particular creed is an essential attribute of being American. The only creed to which a citizen of this country should have to pay homage is the Constitution."
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-citizenship-religion-20141207-story.html#page=1