Reply #106: I think you are absolutely right.

[polmaven]

I think that, in this country, Atheism should be considered as a religion, and subject to the separation of church and state. Actually, I think that is a very big part of what the establishment clause is all about.

Atheism DOES NOT equal amoral (or immoral). Far from it. Athiests and Agnostics are, in general, as moral and compassionate as religious people are. (I use "in general" because there are amoral or immoral people on both ends of the question).

I am a religious woman. I have a deep faith, and I take it very seriously. I enjoy discussing my beliefs and my faith with likeminded people.

Many on this board, however, insist on attacking the beliefs of the religious. (Some of the religious put down the non-belivers too, but not nearly as often, nor as mean-spiritedly, IMO) I think the point of the original post was to try to come to some understanding about that behaviour, and let those of us who wish to discuss our faiths do so, and we will allow the non-believers to discuss their core values, without the interference of personal attacks.

Wow...I sound like Rodney King, eh?