The United States Supreme Court has never determined whether atheism qualifies as a religion.
OR the Masons, Elk, Moose or even the Boy Scouts..
BUT to some .......... they are...
Sheep pens are indeed sheep pens...
over looking the metaphorical- Lion, Vulture, Pig and Rat PENS...
Some peoples “GOD” is not a god at all... except in a “designer” way... in their imagination..
Water seeks it’s own level... in that way..
But the 7th Circuit has determined atheism to be a religion, and if their ruling has been challenged, then the Scotus declined to hear the challenge, generally taken to mean they had no problem with it.
So, the legal system sees atheism as a religion in that it deals with ‘ultimate issues’. This is evident in Betty Boop’s post in which she quotes an atheist who tells us where we came from, where we’re going to, our purpose, our meaning, and the values accompanying those positions.