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Is ATHEISM a RELIGION? - February 28th 2012, 04:16 PM
A pastor posted an article about how public schools allow prayer only during times of tragedy. Here is a quote from the article that stood out.
‎"Liberals have successfully banished God from the classroom, replacing Him with the manmade god of secularism."

The pastor said, "Those who believe in atheism and/or secularism have rather successfully established that as the religion of our schools, despite the Constitution's clear prohibition on the establishment of religion or the restriction of the free exercise thereof."
I responded, "People don't "believe" in atheism/secularism. It's not a religion."
He said, " It very much is, despite what atheists tell you."

Right...
Anyway, I was wondering what you all thought, whether you are religious or not. Can atheism/secularism even be considered a religion? Why or why not?