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Isn't atheism just another religion?' No, it isn't. Atheism has no creeds, rituals, holy book, absolute moral code, origin myth, sacred spaces or shrines. It has no sin, divine judgment, forbidden words, prayer, worship, prophecy, group privileges, or anointed 'holy'…

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Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized.

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Truth does not demand belief...

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