I was suggesting a similar thing in another post, but maybe didn't articulate the idea very well.

Atheism, just like theism and even science are all religions. Just different forms of philosophical belief and understanding.

Well this just shows me this country is as fucked-up as I thought it was.

I got about half way through it before truly needed to go and spew my guts up.
" Atheist Churches," who is the Author trying to kid with that bit of propaganda?
Does he/she define 'Atheist Churches' as being Government Funded Public Schools as against Religiously Funded ones, or Public libraries where one can find information, etc, based upon research, facts and truths, maybe the author is referring to the Atheist Institutions found in most towns and cities like the ones in my town where the locals go regularly every Sunday Morning in their droves, i.e. the local Pubs and Clubs, those 'churches' seem to have congregations that would regularly exceed any found in religious churches, etc.

the problem is that the author identifies :"nones" and atheists as the same thing. sometimes they are, but the concepts are not the same. nones do not identify with a particular religion but might or might not believe in a god or gods. atheists pointedly do not believe in any gods. the article mentions the rise of atheist churches. i have never seen one. i've seen some people sort of longing for one, but have not actually seen evidence of one. that doesn't mean there are no atheist churches, but... well, the concept seems stupid to me. why can't atheists have gathering places that are called something else? why churches? community can be had in places that are not called churches! you wanna sing? join a choir! anyway, thinking nones and atheists are identical can lead to the conclusion this author reached. it's a false conclusion, though.

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Yep (depending on your definition of "religious" ).

A better title to the article would be, "Some Religiously Unaffiliated People in the USA Are More Religious Than Some Christians in the World." But, that title might not have garnered enough readers.