What is Atheism?

Atheism is, simply, the lack of belief in a god. There are no tenets, no dogma, no rituals, no common socio-political beliefs, no agendas, no ethical code, no "holier than..." or "better than" — there's nothing within atheism that could support your claims. We get told that atheism is responsible for the genocidal regeimes of Stalin and Hitler but those tyrants and murderers didn't kill people "in the name of atheism" and atheism wasn't the cause of their actions. It may have been that they has moustashes!

However lets consider all the people killed by direct intervention from Yehoba, including all the first-born that he seemed to particularly favour.

Exodus 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
Exodus 22:29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Add to that, the many wars based on religion, the inquisition and the witchhunts. You say that was men and not god but henious crimes have been committed in the name of god and by your god.

Do we need to believe in a deity to have morals? No we don't. Supporting each other for the common good favours our evolution. I am told that there are more christians in prison than not (as a percentage of the population). Much evil has been carried out in the name of god. Please don't insult me by saying satan makes people do bad things. Remember free will?

The infidel Bush was allegedly a christian yet he reigned over the killings of thousands of innocent people just to satisfy his own twisted ideals. And he had the audacity to tell us that god told him it was ok. There is blood on the hands of every American who voted Republican.

Some things are clear cut, black and white, yin and yang. Others less so. I say live and let live but there are those who want to dictate to me how I live my life because they want their god to be top dog.