The point about atheist activism is not the promotion of atheism, but rather the promotion and defense of secularism. This country is based on secular principals, which means it does not endorse one religion over another. Every person has the right to believe or not believe, worship or not worship as they please. However, there are people that promote the idea that the US is a Christian nation and that Christian principles must prevail.
When the government promotes a national day of prayer, atheists are there to protest. When a child dies because their religious parents refused desperately needed medical attention based on religious notions, atheists are going to cry out. When a woman is fired from her job because her boss found out she was an atheist, atheists are there to defend her. When a newly elected official is threatened impeachment for being a nonbeliever, atheists are going to bring attention to it. When gays are denied a basic civil right based on religious notions, atheists will stand beside them, defending those rights.
All my examples above are things that have happened in the past couple of years. Granted, my brand of activism may not translate directly to what concerns the people here that are from the UK and other parts of the world, but the ideals of secularism are pretty universal.
When the government promotes a national day of prayer, atheists are there to protest. When a child dies because their religious parents refused desperately needed medical attention based on religious notions, atheists are going to cry out. When a woman is fired from her job because her boss found out she was an atheist, atheists are there to defend her. When a newly elected official is threatened impeachment for being a nonbeliever, atheists are going to bring attention to it. When gays are denied a basic civil right based on religious notions, atheists will stand beside them, defending those rights.
All my examples above are things that have happened in the past couple of years. Granted, my brand of activism may not translate directly to what concerns the people here that are from the UK and other parts of the world, but the ideals of secularism are pretty universal.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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