Should the Democratic Convention Exclude the Irreligious?
I was reading Friendly Atheist this morning, and found out that the DNC is preparing to start their convention (coronation ceremony?) with an interfaith religious service. (Link to the post) They invited representatives of several religions to speak, but explicitly denied access to any atheists, agnostics, pagans, spiritualists, or humanists.
In the comments it is discussed that atheists often fight to not have Atheism tagged as a religion, and so being actively excluded from a religious service should be applauded, not derided. But the counterpoint is that this is the opening ceremony of a government event, not a church service or private function. Therefore, shouldn’t the 10% of the public that do not believe in a particular god be represented?
Here is a petition to request that non-believers be represented to their representatives at the convention.
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