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Atheism is a religion (view source)
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'''[[Atheism]] is a [[religion]]''' and this has implications in terms of the disciplines of [[religion]], [[philosophy]], [[Christian apologetics]] and [[law]].<ref>[http://creation.com/atheism-a-religion Is Atheism a religion?] by Daniel Smartt, Published: 4 May 2010(GMT+10)</ref>
'''[[Atheism]] is a [[religion]]''' and this has implications in terms of the disciplines of [[religion]], [[philosophy]], [[Christian apologetics]] and [[law]].<ref>[http://creation.com/atheism-a-religion Is Atheism a religion?] by Daniel Smartt, Published: 4 May 2010(GMT+10)</ref> Also, although many atheists deny that [[Atheist worldview|atheism is a worldview]], atheists commonly share a number of beliefs.<ref>
*[http://www.apologetics.net/post/Atheism-a-worldview.aspx Atheism a worldview?]
*[http://www.apologetics.net/post/Atheism-is-a-worldview-%28II%29.aspx Atheism is a worldview II]
*[http://www.rzim.eu/the-scandanavian-sceptic-or-why-atheism-is-a-belief-system The Scandanavian Sceptic (or Why Atheism Is a Belief System)] by [[Ravi Zacharias|Ravi Zacharias International Ministries]]
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If the view that there is no God (or are no gods) is a religion, it is argued its expression is constitutionally protected in the [[United States]]. <ref>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. [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45874 Court rules atheism is a religion] </ref> The government cannot force [[atheists]] to recant and adopt the opposite belief.
If the view that there is no God (or are no gods) is a religion, it is argued its expression is constitutionally protected in the [[United States]]. <ref>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. [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45874 Court rules atheism is a religion] </ref> The government cannot force [[atheists]] to recant and adopt the opposite belief.