Atheist freedom religion. I generally dont tell religious people unsolicited why i think they shouldnt be religious. Thus you have both freedom of religion and freedom from religion because they are two sides of the same coin. Yes the name freedom from atheism foundation is a mirror of the freedom from religion foundation. The ffrf begs to differ.
But atheism is an opportunity an option a potential blank slate. Atheism does not equal critical thinking or tolerance or a truly liberated mind. Freethought of the day is a daily freethought calendar brought to you courtesy of the freedom from religion foundation highlighting birthdates quotes and other historic tidbits. Atheism is not a religion but it does take a position on religion the existence and importance of a supreme being and a code of ethics 6 for that reason it qualifies as a religion for the purpose of first amendment protection despite the fact that in common usage atheism would be considered the absence rejection or opposite of religion.
A response to politically correct atheists. As a member to receive freethought of the day in your email inbox contact us here. As an atheist i just dont believe in a god or follow a religion. In the ongoing struggle for religious liberty constitutional conservatives like to say the constitution was written by those fleeing from religious persecution and that the first amendment guaranteed freedom of religion and not freedom from it.
I do talk about atheism and share thoughts on religion but usually with like minded people or people that have specifically asked me what i think. The nonprofit freedom from religion foundation works to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism and to promote the constitutional principle of separation between church and state. What freedom from religion does mean however is the freedom from the rules and dogmas of other peoples religious beliefs so that you can be free to follow the demands of your own conscience whether they take a religious form or not.