Alt.atheism

The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is alt.atheism.

alt.atheism is a Usenet newsgroup within the alt.* hierarchy that discusses atheism.

More broadly, the FAQ lists:

• Whether it is reasonable to pretend to be religious in order to avoid upsetting your family
• Prayer in schools
• Discrimination against atheists
• Blue laws
• The Satanic Child Abuse myth
• Whether you should be an overt atheist or 'stay in the closet'
• How religious societies prey (sic) on new college students
• How to get rid of unwanted proselytizers
• Whether religion is a danger to society and/or the individual
• Why people become atheists

The group is split into four subgroups; alt.atheism.holysmoke (for what?), alt.atheism.moderated (for what?), alt.atheism.illogical-fuckwits (for what?) and alt.atheism.satire (for satire)

The group receives a lot of trolling from Christian fundamentalists. One way that the group deals with these is to employ satire, such as worshipping the "Invisible Pink Unicorn", and openly discussing the "Evil Atheist Conspiracy", both of which have entered popular culture.

External links

• alt.atheism FAQ