U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for sleeping in public

Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by entropicdrifter on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:25PM (#21806165)

I would assume because atheism in and of itself doesn't stand for anything. It would be a bit like having a dislike-of-bowling based club. Most secular charities are centered around their goals and methods, not their lack of particular beliefs.

It's also worth noting that in the US, there still exists a fairly strong bias against any openly atheistic people or organizations[1], so it would make sense to direct the public's attention towards what they're doing and therefore away from what they don't believe.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheist...

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by malandrew on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:38PM (#21806332)

I think people here are using atheist and secular interchangeably.

When people say atheist charities, what they are trying to say is secular charities lacking any religious affiliation. They aren't trying to say charities that are actively "affiliated" with being atheist.

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