Federal Court & U.S. Supreme Court Ruling: Atheism is a Religion

Post #4 & #6 are talking about the same case which I just pointed you to the Supreme Court's synopsis of that case showing no such thing. Post #30 is somebody's blog, which can say whatever it likes. I'd take that one with a grain of salt. What's the opposite of selective blindness? It seems you're making stuff up that ain't there.

 

ALTER2EGO -to- BUSHRANGER:

Translation: Bushranger is in denial and can't accept that the default atheist religious belief is Secular Humanism, despite the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling to that effect.

The Scopes Monkey Trial was in 1925. That case opened the way for Atheism's religious philosophy (Secular Humanism) to be classified as a religion. It was not until 1961 that the U.S. Supreme Court—the most important court in the land—cemented atheism as a religion and attached it to Secular Humanism in the case of Torcaso v. Watkins. In its ruling, the 1961 court mentioned secular humanism, which is the default religious ideology of atheists. Specifically, the 1961 Supreme Court said the following, and keep your eyes on the words that I bolded in the entire document. Pay particular note to what I bolded in dark red/maroon.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=367&invol=488


Remember, the person who brought this lawsuit all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court was an atheist suing for his Secular Humanist/atheist religious rights under the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This case set the precedent for atheism by default to be linked up with Secular Humanism.

Even the English dictionary defines atheism's default belief system as Secular Humanism. Why? Because atheists, as a group, insist they can be a credit to humanity "without recourse to supernaturalism" (without instructions from a supernatural God or gods).

DEFINITION OF HUMANISM:
1. the quality of being human; human nature

2. any system of thought or action based on the nature, interests, and ideals of humanity; specif., a modern, nontheistic, rationalist movement that holds that humanity is capable of self-fulfillment, ethical conduct, etc. WITHOUT RECOURSE TO SUPERNATURALISM
http://www.yourdictionary.com/humanism

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Hmmm, I wonder what God would say. Hey, whaddya know? He's timely like that.

 

Great post. Reminds me of my other favorite god quote.

 

Nps, thanks God.

He's full of em'

Nps, thanks God. Don't you worry about that one.

 

Reading those quotes, and the one i posted, god is starting to come across as awful contradictory. I guess that is going to happen when you start stuffing words in god's mouth to suit your own purposes. It seems I've seen this all before.

 

He's absolutely contradictory, covers all scales. Good and Bad. Black and White. Near and Far. Everything is contradictory.

 

ALTER2EGO -to- ECHO UNLIMITED:
I made it clear that the U.S. Courts applied the Atheist Religion classification aka Secular Humanism to those in the USA. Those that live overseas can dodge the identification as long as they don't come here. The instant they set foot on U.S. soil, they will be classified as members of the religion of atheism/secular humanism.

 

ALTER2EGO -to- ECHO UNLIMITED:
I suggest you go back and read it again, because you obviously missed something. But to make sure you understand that Atheism is indeed a religion, below is part of the court ruling from the Wisconsin Federal Appeals Court where an imprisoned atheist sued for his Secular Humanist, Atheist Religious rights. Keep your eyes on the words bolded in red within the quotation. I will post another portion of the court ruling at a later date.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=367&invol=488

Remember, an atheist is a Secular Humanist by default, because a secular humanist is someone who insists he/she can make wise decisions for the benefit of humanity without the need of instructions from a supernatural god. In other words, arguing that atheists aren't secular humanists is a lost cause. Ask any of them if they can do better without a supernatural god, and see what they'll tell you.