[PatrickHenry]

I have a question. Earlier you said there was a Supreme Court case holding that atheism is a religion. Do you have a name for that case? I'd like to read it. I don't want to read what some creationist website has to say; I want to read the actual court opinion. So I'd appreciate the name. Thanks.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

I have a question. Earlier you said there was a Supreme Court case holding that atheism is a religion.

No, I didn't.

I said that there is a United States Appellate Court ruling, which (as the next-highest level) stands as United States Legal Precedent unless overturned by the USSC (as usual, however, the Appellate Court cites the USSC in its Decision).

Do you have a name for that case?

KAUFMAN v. MCCAUGHTRY

Decided August 19, 2005

"...The Supreme Court has recognized atheism as equivalent to a “religion” for purposes of the First Amendment on numerous occasions, most recently in McCreary County, Ky.v. American Civil Liberties Union of Ky., 125 S.Ct. 2722(2005).... Atheism is, among other things, a school of thought that takes a position on religion, the existence and importance of a supreme being, and a code of ethics. As such, we are satisfied that it qualifies as Kaufman’s religion for purposes of the First Amendment claims he is attempting to raise." (etc.)