Blimey, I could be living Tax Exempt, counting up the ' Collection plate ' and wondering what to do with ALL that extra income, having my own Television Program and getting donations pouring in, wear expensive clothing, drive around in big limousines, have a Private Jet, eat out at the best places in town, have people hang on every word I utter, NAH, fuck that for a joke, I'll just stay a Pagan. Heathen, Devil's spawn Atheist with a conscience, morals and ethics thank you.

I think we ought to run with that and reap the benefits that religions have enjoyed for eons. After all "a rose by any other name is still a rose." Just think of the new hat or head covering that we could come up with.

Many theists I have encountered have made that erroneous assertion.
Even a few folk on this website.
For some, it takes a bit of "Schooling" to define the attributes of what a religion is and how not accepting the positive assertion that a god exists does not form a (faith, fiction over fact) based religion.

Yes.

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No.