Kenyan Atheists Demand National Holiday To Celebrate Non-Religious Belief

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BY MARK BABATUNDE, at 08:24 am, February 08, 2017

Atheists in Kenya (AIK) have called on the government to devote a national holiday for the celebration of non-religious belief.

AIK is an umbrella society for free thinkers and the non-religious in Kenya. The association was officially registered on February 17, 2016, after a long battle to get the authorities to recognize it. It is believed to be the first atheist society to be registered in all of Africa.

The society’s president, Harrison Mumia, said although atheists and the non-religious only constitute a minority group within Kenya, they deserve a national holiday to celebrate their beliefs.

“We will petition Parliament to legislate that public holiday; we have religious holidays. Why not us? We will move to court if they discriminate against us. Under Article 8 of the Constitution, the government cannot run the country based on any religion,” Mumia said.

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[Ron Obvious]

1. This atheist thinks that's pretty silly

Atheism, being the absence of belief, isn't worth celebrating. Secular Values, Separation of Church & State, Science, yes. But not atheism.