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Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
reply to post by Bigwhammy
so when atheists defend ourselves against allegations we're making "sermons" now?
the post you call a "sermon" seems to be more of an explanation than anything else...
I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists,
Originally posted by andre18
Monday, 22 August 2005
Court rules atheism a religion
Topic: Response to Media
Court rules atheism a religion
It's official law of the land, Atheism is a religion says the the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The court decided the inmate's First Amendment rights were violated because the prison refused to allow him to create a study group for atheists.
Brian Fahling, senior trial attorney for the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy, called the court's ruling "a sort of Alice in Wonderland jurisprudence."
"Up is down, and atheism, the antithesis of religion, is religion," said Fahling.
The Supreme Court has said a religion need not be based on a belief in the existence of a supreme being. In the 1961 case of Torcaso v. Watkins, the court described "secular humanism" as a religion.
Now you have it! The church has been saying this for years.
Originally posted by Bigwhammy
reply to post by Conspiriology
Thanks Con... I didn't know it was that official. And Riley said I was picking on her when I called it a religion.
Well the law of the land agrees that Atheism is a Religon. Cool.
It's official law of the land, Atheism is a religion says the the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Originally posted by AshleyD
I'm going to add a new question into the mix. This will mainly be targeted towards Christians.
Are you guys even worried about it? This is being asked because according to the prophecies, it will not be atheism that overthrows Christianity but a one world religion.
Do you think atheism really stands a chance in heck or do you feel the secularization of society is paving the way for people to 'ditch' Christianity in their youth therefore making it easier to accept the future one world religion everyone will be required to follow?
As they say, it is easier to teach than to unteach. So does 'atheism' create a 'blank slate' in regards to religious beliefs in order to open the door to faith once the 'lying signs and wonders' of the new religion are revealed?
Now that would be a conspiracy.
Originally posted by andre18
LOL..what is this?......if Atheism was a religion then simply not believing in thepink flying invisible unicorn would be a religion......all this article proves is the ignorance of Americans......Anyway...The American court doesn't voice the world view on any subject......The Supreme Court can't simply decide on behalf of Europe - Asia and Africa what atheism is....lol.....who do they think they are...lol.....anyway......
Simply not believing in something doesn't make you religious......The Supreme Court must have some pretty stupid people in there LOLOL....
By this logic because nobody believes in Zeus then everyone in the world is religious …LOL…just so damn funny…..
all this article proves is the ignorance of Americans
Originally posted by Bigwhammy
reply to post by Conspiriology
Thanks Con... I didn't know it was that official. And Riley said I was picking on her when I called it a religion. Well the law of the land agrees that Atheism is a Religon. Cool.
I guess since it all official and everything it would be more appropriate to call the Dawkin's led "New Atheism" -- Radical Atheism or Atheist extremism...
On the 30th of September 2007, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sat down for a first-of-its-kind, unmoderated 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen.
All four authors have recently received a large amount of media attention for their writings against religion - some positive, and some negative. In this conversation the group trades stories of the public's reaction to their recent books, their unexpected successes, criticisms and common misrepresentations. They discuss the tough questions about religion that face to world today, and propose new strategies for going forward.
Atheism is a belief system.
Originally posted by andre18
Am I the only SOB with a brain?