The fastest-growing
faith in America is no faith at all. And now
some atheists think they need a church. (...)
Many atheist sects are experimenting with
building new, human-centered quasi-religious
organizations, much like Ethical Culture. They
aim to remove God from the church, while leaving
the church, at least large parts of it, standing.
But this impulse is fueling a growing schism
among atheists...
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New York Magazine , article "If God Is Dead, Who
Gets His House?", by Sean McManus Published Apr
21, 2008
Among the religions in this country which do not
teach what would generally be considered a belief in
the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical
Culture, Secular Humanism, and others.
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USA Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, case
of Torcaso vs Watkins (1961)