Tom C wrote: > Come on. :) Atheism is itself a religion.
I don't think so. Atheism is the absence of religion. This is an on-line definition of religion that I found: 1. a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. 2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order. 3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. 4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. > Each person is their own personal > God, is that not so? Not by my definition of God. > I think the founders and such were concerned with government establishing a > particlar, certain, religion as an official state religion. There is evidence that the founders intended the government to be completely free of religion. > When you say the word God, are you establishing a religion? Which one? See the definition of religion above. Tom Reese
