Atheism is a religion
Court rules atheism a religion - Decides 1st Amendment protects prison inmate's right to start study group
A federal court of appeals ruled, Wisconsin prison officials violated an inmate's rights because they did not treat atheism as a religion.
"Atheism is [the inmate's] religion, and the group that he wanted to start was religious in nature even though it expressly rejects a belief in a supreme being," the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said.
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.
Fahling said today's ruling was "further evidence of the incoherence of Establishment Clause jurisprudence."
"It is difficult not to be somewhat jaundiced about our courts when they take clauses especially designed to protect religion from the state and turn them on their head by giving protective cover to a belief system, that, by every known definition other than the courts' is not a religion, while simultaneously declaring public expressions of true religious faith to be prohibited," Fahling said.
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As weknow that Creation is a theory and so is evolution, so it does make sense.
anyways Shuaib Welcome back
DMS: lol buddy :)
Zayd: No, it's a belief that doesn't belive in God and not that "nothing" can be belived, just like Deism, that it's also a belief (in 1 God) but not a religion. :)
Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي
I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ
well that's just the thing platao, it is a belief..a belief that nothing can be believed...so if you look at it that way then you come up with a whole bunch of paradoxical things...you can say that silence is the sound of nothing and darkness is the color you get when there's no light and tons and tons of other idiotic things.
if an aethiest is asked what they're religion is they shouldn't say "i'm an aethiest" they should say "i do not have a religion, i am an aethiest"...i know the difference seems silly and trivial, but it certainly helps when it comes to these matters.
furthermore, i agree with adey...the wrong decision for the right reasons.
if they can say same sex union is marriage, they can say Atheism is a religion. Wow, maybe Zayd is right, bald can be called a new hair color! Whhhhhhheeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww, what's next?
"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"
So you define religion as a set of beliefs? Even club or a society has a set of guidelines that the members have to follow and commit but then this is never classified as a religion.
If religion involves something supernatural the people believing in ET (Aliens & UFO's,may be grouped into a religion.
In any case what are the atheist going to do at their meetings? no rituals, no prayers, just the chant NO GOD till each member of the religion gets it engraved into their minds?? LOL.
Well, i guess they meant that Atheism is a belief not a religion
Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي
I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ
what's next?? is bald going to be classified as a hair color?
It like saying..believe in something, otherwise you will end believing in every thing..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
no belief is a belief, hence athiesm is a religion. its like choosing not to choose [a belief system/god] is a choice.
But how can you be anti-religious if the anti-religion is now a religion.
Agnostic = a doubter, therefore one is NOT a believer
Atheist = some one that actively does not believe in gods as there is no proof. An atheist CAN NOT reject something that they believe not to exist.
Buddhism follows a set of beliefs thus is classed as a religion.
Atheism has no set of beliefs bar one - there are no gods - thus it is not a religion.
"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."
Buddhism is a religion that is popular internationally. There is no belief in God, in the religion, but then Buddhists are not atheists.
There is a difference between atheists and agnostics, the latter being doubters; that is they are not sure!
In my opinion atheist is a person rejects God rather than a person who does not believe.
This gives me a chance to post one of my favourite vids.
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This courts decision was made for the right reasons but is WRONG
oh well
Peace
"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."
Gypsy anti-atheism. You just need to say there is a God. thats enough to get them having a go at you...lol and the the suggestion by RP above..lol
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HE WHO DARES WINS
She is not bacon she is pie
lol gypsy.. you just caught my attention with your swearing.. :D
[img_assist|nid=12867|link=none|align=left|width=|height=0]Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Don't forget the bottle of rum and the mixers. They will inspire you abruptly.
Dammit! So what, do I need to start an anti-Atheism movement now?
ha ha