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[[File:USVA headstone emb-16.svg.png|alt=Atheism symbol|thumbnail|200px|right|The atomic whirl is one of the common atheist symbols. This atheism symbol is used on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grave headstones and markers. ]]

[[File:USVA headstone emb-16.svg.png|alt=Atheism symbol|thumbnail|200px|right|The atomic whirl is one of the common atheist symbols. This atheism symbol is used on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grave headstones and markers.]]

'''Atheism symbols''' refer to the particular marks that represent [[atheism]]. Atheism has several different symbols it uses to represent itself.  

'''Atheism symbols''' refer to the particular marks that represent [[atheism]]. Atheism has several different symbols it uses to represent itself.  

== Scarlet Script "A" ==

== Scarlet Script "A" ==

[[File:ScarletA.png|alt=Scarlet A Atheism symbol|thumbnail|200px|left|Scarlet A symbol for atheism. ]]

[[File:ScarletA.png|alt=Scarlet A Atheism symbol|thumbnail|200px|left|Scarlet A symbol for atheism.]]

This atheist symbol which is a red, italicized "A", is the symbol for [[atheism|atheist]] and [[evolution|evolutionist]] [[Richard Dawkins]]'s "OUT campaign" and was picked at the Atheist Alliance International convention in Washington DC as symbol for atheism for a poster.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/08/atheism_symbol.php Atheism Symbol]</ref> Christian apologist [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] writes: "Obviously, this "A" refers to atheism and yet, has been correlated with "the scarlet letter" in reference to the "A" that was placed on the front of the clothing of adulterers in Puritan communities in places such as Boston. The claim is that just as adultery, and hence the adulterer, were stigmatized atheists have been stigmatized."<ref>http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/atheism-symbols-atheist-symbols</ref> The atheist Dr. [[Sam Harris]] has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> The Scarlet Script "A" campaign attempts to eliminate religion in politics and schools.

This atheist symbol which is a red, italicized "A", is the symbol for [[atheism|atheist]] and [[evolution]]ist [[Richard Dawkins]]'s "OUT campaign" and was picked at the Atheist Alliance International convention in Washington DC as symbol for atheism for a poster.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/08/atheism_symbol.php Atheism Symbol]</ref> Christian apologist [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] writes: "Obviously, this "A" refers to atheism and yet, has been correlated with "the scarlet letter" in reference to the "A" that was placed on the front of the clothing of adulterers in Puritan communities in places such as Boston. The claim is that just as adultery, and hence the adulterer, were stigmatized atheists have been stigmatized."<ref>http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/atheism-symbols-atheist-symbols</ref> The atheist Dr. [[Sam Harris]] has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> The Scarlet Script "A" campaign attempts to eliminate religion in politics and schools.

== Invisible Pink Unicorn ==

== Invisible Pink Unicorn ==

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[[Category: Atheism]]

[[Category:Atheism]]