Dear Atheist Nexus,  I am writing to ask if you will take our
survey. The survey looks at the perceptions and attitudes of
both affiliated and unaffiliated nonbelievers, concerning the
functions and activities of secular, freethought, humanist, and
atheist organizations, and also the conduct of individuals and
groups in the broader atheist movement/community in general.
Our hope is that you will also be willing to distribute the
survey link to your friends and acquaintances who are
nonbelievers but who are not members of secular, freethought,
humanist, or atheist organizations; this particular population
is of great interest to scholars studying atheism, partly
because they are hard to reach and/or identify, and partly
because we know even less about them than more visible or
affiliated atheists (this is, in turn, due to the first reason).
About the researchers:      Very sincerely,  Ryan Cragun
Sociology Department University of Tampa  Joseph Hammer
Department of Psychology Iowa State University  Joseph