[RinaseaofDs]

Religion is, by definition, a belief system. You do not need worship to have a belief system. Theism and Atheism are two poles, each of which can justifiably ask the other, "Prove to me there is/is not a God?"

The answer, in the end by both, will ultimately be, "I cannot prove/disprove the existence of God, but I can make an excellent case." From there FAITH takes over.

No difference. None whatsoever.

As far as respect goes, the nation was founded by people who believed in God, and many of them were Christian. They wrote the founding documents on the premise that man had inalienable rights granted to them by their creator.

After realizing this, the only logical thing for an atheist to do is go to a country where it isn't founded upon principles that depend so heavily upon the world view of a deist. The next choice is to do as you have, swallow the inconsistency and move on, so to speak.

[Jason Kauppinen]

"After realizing this, the only logical thing for an atheist to do is go to a country where it isn't founded upon principles that depend so heavily upon the world view of a deist. The next choice is to do as you have, swallow the inconsistency and move on, so to speak."

Not true. An atheist can agree with the principles and conclusions of the founders with respect to Law and Government. The atheist just disagrees with some parts of the process the founders used to arrive at those conclusions.