"I think what [he] was trying to say was that the court was just trying to help atheists out, even though most people don't recognize it as a religion.
We certainly don't.
No holy books, no worship or belief in a higher being, no rituals, no heirchy of priests, etc. In short, there's nothing that religion has in common with atheism. Atheism is at most, technically, a viewpoint about religion. That's the closest that one can really get.
It's not even a worldview as atheists have all sorts of viewpoints on social, economic and other issues.
We just don't believe in a god/gods. That's it."
My response was close to:
We certainly don't. (recognize atheism as a religion.)
No holy books, no worship or belief in a higher being, no rituals, no heirchy of priests, etc. In short, there's nothing that religion has in common with atheism. Atheism is at most, technically, a viewpoint about religion. That's the closest that one can really get.
We just don't believe in a god/gods. That's it."
Who are you trying to convince, me or you? You even have two separate holidays!
Now I sent these pictures and links, in jest, to show the hypocrisy of what is being said. I stretched the meanings of some pictures to make a point here. If they can't see how things are being viewed, how can I convince atheists of their error?