Do Atheists Care If Others View Them As Religious?

For Atheists who grapple more than academically with the question of atheism as a religion, the question is a matter of human rights. In this discussion I examined atheism as a religion, which, in my estimation does not seem to be terribly important to atheist except from the stand point of having the right not to be distracted by the question. Within this framework, the question of atheism as a religion is relegated to the realm of the legal as opposed to the theological, which may in turn be considered a branch of anthropology to the serious atheist.

As a question of legal precedence, Derek H. points out that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Kaufman v. McCaughtry (2005) that atheism is entitled to the same treatment that traditional religions receive under the Constitution of the United States of America.

This precedence introduces an interesting outline of the history of the "Right to Atheism" as outlined in a 2005 article from the Journal of Church and State, cited below.

For those who wish a quick feeling of numinous awe at the collected human genius of atheist minds, I offer the following URL:
http://brainz.org/50-most-brilliant-atheists-all-time/ perhaps if I eat a few more apples....


Derek H., D. (n.d). Is atheism a religion? Recent judicial perspectives on the constitutional meaning of "religion".(Kaufman v. McCaughtry). Journal of Church and State, 47(4), 707. Retrieved from Gale: Academic OneFile (PowerSearch) database.