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To: neverdem

Absolutely - it’s a religion and so CANNOT be supported by the federal government or established as the de facto state religion under the antiestablishment clause of the first amendement.

Atheism is not no religion. They cannot prove there is no God. They are acting out of faith alone.

They are also wrong, but that’s not the point.


4 posted on 05/01/2011 3:29:04 PM PDT by Christian Engineer Mass (25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many conservative Christians my age out there? __ Click my name)
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To: Christian Engineer Mass

So which is it?
I’ve heard believers repeatedly say that atheism is just as much a belief as religion. Well, then, recognize it as a religion and give its belivers the same privileges as other religions.
Oh, but then believers say it is not a religion. It is non-belief and thus those non-believers should not get the same privileges as believers in religions.

Seems those anti-atheist believers change their story so that they can keep to themselves the privileges such as tax exemptions, days off for their religious holidays, government provided counselors/chaplains.


26 posted on 05/01/2011 5:07:31 PM PDT by Aroostook25
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To: Christian Engineer Mass

You are right.


40 posted on 05/01/2011 6:52:18 PM PDT by Lexinom
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To: Christian Engineer Mass

“Atheism is not no religion.”

Grammar aside, I believe a court has said atheism is = to a religion.


42 posted on 05/01/2011 7:06:09 PM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (I have a liberal arts degree, do you want fries with that?)
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To: Christian Engineer Mass; All

You say it is a religion and so CANNOT be supported by the govt., but, what is paying chaplains for our servicemen if not a support by the govt? Thus, nonbelievers should have the same rights for emotional and moral support in war as believers already have. In fact without the comfort of a fully believed in hereafter, it is reasonable to think they might need aid, comfort and counseling even more than believers.


51 posted on 05/01/2011 10:36:23 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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