Reposted by The Athiest Atheist
I know it's trendy among Christians and the more sanctimonious atheists to call vocal ("new"/"reddit") atheists "religious" because, well, we're vocal. We've ascribed some degree of importance and taken an interest in atheism.
But it's not "a religion" in the sense, you know, RELIGION is.
![As democracy is perfected, the office
[of the President] represents, more
and more closely, the inner soul of
the people. We move toward a lofty
ideal. On some great and glorious
day the plain folks of the land
will reach their heart's desire at
last, and the White House will be
adorned by a downright moron.
H. L. Mencken
July 1920](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vr26aenkxsf73e6ulkc4gryf/bafkreihs2tk35tju324xqjbayhmibfzb5tgebqp5eh7fvc3az77y5eiv5u)
