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/>.

 

 

 

This video talks about how religion is declining. It also says non religious people are more educated. New atheist churches are being built. More celebrities are openly talking about their beliefs. PEW study shows 1 in 5 people are non religious.

"Atheism: 2013 - Year In Review." YouTube. CultOfDusty, 9 Dec. 2013. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://youtu.be/coSunEKJH4A>.

Atheism means to not beleive in God or any other deities. Atheists are a small minority although their numbers may be growing. Atheists consider themselves as rationalists or free thinkers. They put a lot of faith in science and do not like to look at things from an emotional stand point. There is also different rankings of atheists from the normal moderate, activist, and even millitant. Atheism and religion will never see eye to eye even though some attempted to try it has never worked out. The future of atheism tends to be growing as people who were once called nones (people who did not beleive in anything) are starting to switch over to atheism.The word atheist originally meant to cancel religion. In more modern times it is used to counter religious influences. Both atheism and religion are old, and their roots originate at the beginning of recorded history. Though atheism has grown, the future of atheism is undecided. The impact of atheism on society may be just to open people’s minds up to new ideas. It may be that atheism and religion will never agree. The strong beliefs on either side make it hard for them to come to an agreement.

 

In this video an atheist or "non-beleiver" gives his opinion on religion, mostly about Christianity. He tells that religion is misleading and teaches people the wrong things. He hopes for a non-believer president one day and thinks peoples ideas on how they should live are self evident.

"Athesim Its by Nature." Youtube.com. MccainisthroughX, 23 Mar. 2012. Web. 3 Dec. 2014. <https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_detailpage%26v%3DCoDuyafSzpY%20searching%20for%20it.>.