National Atheist Day 2017: Quotes, Facts To Mark The Day – International Business Times

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 cameabout is amusing.

In 2003, a spoof story said a Florida man sought American Civil Liberties Unions 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 Fools Day, was the holiday for atheists. Readers believed the story when it first appearedonline 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 somequotes on atheism, gathered from Goodreads, Ask Atheists and Brainy Quote.

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