National Atheist Day 2017: Quotes, Facts To Mark The Day

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There is no dearth of religious holidays. Be it Christmas, Diwali, Eid or Hanukkah, all religions in the world have some or the other festivities going on throughout the year. But, these holidays carry little meaning for atheists.

For people who lack belief in gods, there is National Atheist Day — April 1. And the story behind how the day came about is amusing.

In 2003, a spoof story said a Florida man sought American Civil Liberties Union’s help and filed a case about discrimination inflicted on atheists by Christian and Jewish festivals and said atheists did not have any holiday to celebrate. To this, the judge replied that April 1, which is April Fool’s Day, was the holiday for atheists. Readers believed the story when it first appeared online and accepted that April 1 was declared as National Atheist Day.

Since then, April 1 is also known as National Atheist Day. However, there has been no recorded activity for this day.

Check out some quotes on atheism, gathered from Goodreads, Ask Atheists and Brainy Quote.

http://www.ibtimes.com/national-atheist-day-2017-quotes-facts-mark-day-2518706

[rurallib]

1. can't imagine our merchants who want to make a buck on anything

would let this one go for long.

Maybe a couple years from now we will see the Walmarts of the world having specials for National Atheist Day one aisle over from the Easter candy.