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originally posted by: Zanti Misfit
a reply to: 5thHead
" Also some in this thread have used the term "atheist religion". Isn't that an oxymoron? "
It's All a matter of Personal Perceptions . The Term ' Religion " could be Replaced with the Word " Beliefs " , it would then be a bit Easier to Understand ." Atheist Beliefs " , there is NO God . Religion has Nothing to do with that , Yes ?
Atheism ....
ISM - An example of a way of behaving, speaking, writing, etc. that is typical of a particular person .
originally posted by: Degradation33
Iowa was trying to be equal opportunity. It was right next to a nativity display. It was an exercise in religious tolerance.
originally posted by: Terpene
ETA: we know the religions of most humans that got their own statues... So down with them too? Taken to extreme it would get very bleak. The more I think about it, tolerance is probably the better route for a flourishing society...
In the case of lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984), the United States Supreme Court ruled that religious displays may indeed be part of Christmas displays on government property. However, these Christmas displays need to include both sacred and secular elements. This case created a legal idea sometimes humorously referred to as “The Three Reindeer Rule.” If there is a Christian manger scene, there might also need to be three reindeer from Santa’s Village. If there is a statue of Baby Jesus, there might also need to be a statue of Jolly Old St. Nick.