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Atheism is not a religion, in the sense that Christianity, Islam, and, Judaism are. Atheism is not generally perceived as offering a complete guideline for living as do most religions.

Atheism is confined to one factor: the existence or non-existence of a deity.

Atheism can be the positive belief that there is no deity.

Atheism can be the absence of a belief that there is a deity.

An Atheist will have a personal moral code. However, it is generally derived from secular considerations, and not from a "revealed" religious text.

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However, in regards to your question about why any religious group should get their own section in a Veteran's Day Parade; They shouldn't. Your religion plays no part in what branch of service you join, what role you play, or where you are assigned.

I do find it interesting though, that out of two pages of history regarding this group's attempts to get Bush to admit he made a bigoted statement, you focused on that one paragraph, and for some reason think that was the point of the whole article.

If someone in public office insulted me, I would be extremely interested in obtaining an apology. Mayhaps Trent Lott shouldn't have stepped down either?