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Religion

LeftishBrit

(41,450 posts)

2. Makes no sense

Reply to rug (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 06:01 PM

Jan 2012

A political party cannot function just on NOT believing in a God. Atheism is not an ideology; it is a lack of a particular sort of belief. It tells one nothing about what should be done about the economy, public services, social justice, defence, etc. It may rule out some specific policies, but it does not determine any.