Atheism is a religion. A religion in believing in themselves and not GOD. The US government grants atheism their own 501-C3 just like a church with tax exempt status.
There are three monotheistic religions in the world: Judaism, Christianity (Catholics included here), and Islam. The second is a development of the first, the third is an outgrowth of both.
The three mentioned above are all monotheistic meaning there is only ONE GOD. This idea goes against religions who are polytheistic which, like Hindu's, believe in millions of male gods and millions of female gods.
Most of the United States believe in a Materialistic God and they are Universalized for the most part. Materialistic goes against believing in the nature of God. Instead of believing God is Spirit. They put their trust and life into matter. Universalist's believe that all religions and all God's are acceptable. But don't tell a Universalist about the bloody human sacrifices of pagan wiccans, they suddenly will reject all religions. If you reject one, you must accept only ONE.
What fly in the face of every Atheistic Believer (the belief of no God), is the Universal existence of God in the hearts and minds of people globally. Study Voltaire and you will hear him pray to God in a thunderstorm.
Ferguson was once quoted as saying, "I am not an atheist; I do not say that there is no God; But rather an agnostic; I do not know that there is a God." "I thank God I am an Atheist", were the opening remarks of an argument to disprove the existence of God.
Like the once young convert to atheism was once heard to say to coterie of unbelievers: "I have gotten rid of the idea of supreme Being, and I thank God for it."
Why is Atheism frowned upon so much you ask. It simply silly. It is a sign of arrogance and is most people with great intelligence acknowledge that it is by design and a Designer and not by default or evolution in which we can reason.
Rev David Woods, PhD Biblical Studies
Pastor
www.wordfortheworld.org
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