Well many varieties of Buddhism would constitute religious atheism, for example.
But more generally it can be used to differentiate between the 'indifferent' atheism of many of irreligious (some of whom may even claim a nominal religion) and those who, despite their atheism, take religious themes seriously.
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Date: 2009-12-08 09:54 pm (UTC)But more generally it can be used to differentiate between the 'indifferent' atheism of many of irreligious (some of whom may even claim a nominal religion) and those who, despite their atheism, take religious themes seriously.