Atheism is a form of religion...

[Jenny A]

Theoretically anyway. Should we try for tax exempt status for this forum? Because we won't get it--at least not as a religious institution.

I don't think running a vbull generates much in taxes. But those sunday atheist things shouldn't pay taxes.

Exactly, but they don't unless they can fit into another type of tax exempt status such as educational organization.

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In some cases, atheism does become a religion. Like the atheist church thing, also there are many atheists out there and probably a few in here who claim themselves to be atheists just to keep up with the trends without having any capacity for logical thinking, or follow their own beliefs too blindly to consider anything else like those who claim god cannot exist. There are yet others, especially on youtube, who'd lie to prove themselves correct and twist actual facts to suit their needs. When atheism is practiced as a hard stand AGAINST religion it becomes a religion in itself.

What would keeping up with trends, or whether a person reached atheism logically have to do with whether it's a religion? If you don't believe in capitalism just to follow the trends and you didn't reach the position logically, and perhaps you have faith in communism or actually believe that in communist countries the state will wither away. Does that make communism a religion?

There's a difference between a world view or ideology and religion.