Not Neutral

The assaults on religion in the public square – from crosses on public land to nativity scenes – are motivated from the premise that atheism is the truly neutral position.  Atheists these days claim that they lack belief, not that they have a positive belief.  Society should be neutral, so our public square should be devoid of religious expressions.

At the same time, atheists are being appointed as chaplains and holding "services."  They're replicating religious life without God.

So if they are taking on religious-type expressions, how can they go on claiming that their view is neutral?

Of course, it isn't.  Atheism is a positive belief about God, just like any form of theism is.  We'd just like the terms of the public debate to be consistent.