O’Reilly kicked off his segment by calling out the “War on Christmas-deniers” who accuse him of making up a non-existent crusade against America’s most popular December holiday. He pointed to a billboard urging people to “skip church” this Christmas as the first example of the atheist plan to “diminish” the celebration.

 

"Anti-Christmas Atheist War Gangs Psychoanalyzed On Bill O'Reilly." YouTube. The Young Turks, 6 Dec. 2014. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://youtu.be/jH7Byr6PbVI>.

 

 

Sugessted Books

 

 

1) There Is No God: Atheists In America 

              Yancey, George. There Is No God: Atheists In America. Lanham, UK: Rowman & Littlefeild Publishers, 2013. Book

 

2) The Cambridge Companion To Atheism

Martin, Michael. The Cambridge Companion to Atheism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, Book

3) "God Owes Us An Apology"

Ehrenreich, Barbara. “God Owes Us an Apology,” The Progressive, vol. 69, March 2005, pg. 16

 

4) Atheist Manifesto

Onfray, Michel. Atheist Manifesto, New York: Arcade Publishing, 2007, Book

 

5) The Incoming Sea Of Faith

McGrath, Alister. “The Incoming Sea of Faith,” The Spectator, 2004, pg.12

 

 



      

Words mean what people use them to mean. So whether atheism counts as a religion will depend on how you use the term “atheism” and how you use the term “religion.”

There is no single right way or wrong way to use terms. Their boundaries can be drawn differently by different people, and their meanings can change over time.

 

 

 

"Is Atheism a Religion?" Strange Notions RSS. Jimmy Akin, 2014. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://www.strangenotions.com/is-atheism-a-religion/>.

                                        

Atheists. Agnostics. Freethinkers. Nonbelievers. Nontheists. Humanists. Atheists say religion is a force that gives people meaning. For many, religion is the focal point of social life, a source of illumination with respect to values and meaning, it provides opportunities for self-actualization for some, and opportunities to partake in and contribute to the noble and transcendent for many.

 

 

"Why Many Professors Are Atheists: Academe as a Secular Religious Community." Death By Trolley. N.p., 24 Jan. 2013. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://deathbytrolley.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/why-many-career-academics-are-atheists-academe-as-asecular-religious-community/>.

       

 

 

This Picture shows the belief in evolution. It rejects the idea of creation from God

 

 

"50 Top Atheists in the World Today | The Best Schools." The Best Schools. Atheist Activests, 2014. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://www.thebestschools.org/blog/2011/12/01/50-top-atheists-in-the-world-today/>.

 

The Atheist Republic logo was designed and based upon the collective input of the Atheist Republic community.

                                        Lion: Strength (strength from unity, strength in logic).
                              Horse: Freedom (freedom of speech, freedom from oppression).

This symbol was crowd-sourced as a means of representing the values of the Atheist Republic community.

 

 

"Atheist Republic Symbol." Atheist Republic. N.p., 2012. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://www.atheistrepublic.com/logo>.

                                           

 

Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods or rejects theism. When defined more broadly, atheism is the absence of belief in deities, alternatively called non-theism.

 

 

"Atheism." Backyard Skeptics. N.p., 1 Oct. 2011. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://backyardskeptics.com/wordpress/atheism/>.