At one time just saying you were an atheist or a non-Christian was enough, and then carrying Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion as if it were a catechism, really exemplified the point.  But apparently that isn't enough.  In a world steeped in hard economic times, where people, especially Americans are rebuked for having too much stuff, some atheists and newly minted non-Christians still have to have something in their hands to prove their committed, at least to themselves:More than 100,000 Britons have recently downloaded "certificates of de-baptism" from the Internet to renounce their Christian faith. The initiative launched by a group called the National Secular Society (NSS) follows atheist campaigns here and elsewhere, including a London bus poster which triggered protests by proclaiming "There's probably no God." One reason for the "de-baptism"certificate is the view that baptize is seen as "a form of child abuse," while most...(Read Full Post)