Atheism in the USA

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

This is an interesting debate to me, only because so many people seem interested. I am pretty sure no one in australia (except maybe immigrants) care much what anyone else does religiously. In fact, our PM cops a truckload of shit for his religious leanings. Most Australians are very anti-religionintheworkplace type beliefs. Of course, if you want your kid to go to a catholic school, they have to be catholic and baptised etc.

Well, we've talked before in here about the way Britain, though Church and state are intimately linked at every level, is actually pretty irreligious in the main. There is no stigma attached to atheism. far more likely to be seen as odd if you profess a strongly evangelical faith than if you profess atheism. Most Christians tend towards the tea and jam social kind of faith.

But Christianity is protected in a way atheism (or indeed most other religions) is not.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by DanaC

... But Christianity is protected in a way atheism (or indeed most other religions) is not.

Do you think that could change during your lifetime?

DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR [By the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith]

... Charles, Prince of Wales, the present heir apparent, expressed a preference to change the style and the spirit should he succeed to the throne as expected. He commented in 1994, "I personally would rather see [my future role] as Defender of Faith, not the Faith". ...

[henry quirk]

"real or not, I sometimes find comfort in the joy religion CAN bring"

If every one, on both (any) side, could embrace this...