No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.—George H. Bush
—Echoes of Caesar. It is enlightening to know that early Christians were referred to as "atheists." They came along not believing in any of the many gods of Rome or in Caesar as god. When the state foists a particular religion onto its citizens with the judgement that they are not "citizens" or "patriots" because they do not believe in the subscribed gods, the people of the state are no longer free, and the minds and hearts of its people are enslaved. It seems to me a good thing to be "atheistic" or at least agnostic regarding the cant of the establishment whether political, secular, or religious.
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure—that is all that agnosticism means.—Clarence Darrow
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