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Originally Posted by Escapee
If you are refering to the advert, I would say the advert promotes atheists to think about something that is not a consideration in their everyday life.
Atheism is a term used to describe people who believe there is no god, and like the term Christian it covers a wide flavour of views. Many religious people believe atheists are complete non believers, not very good people and go around denouncing christ / god.
That veiw is about as accurate as those non believers who beleive all Christians are bible bashing sandal wearing loonies.
The term Atheist is unfortunately used to include those of us who beleive that the bible may be a very innacurate publication, based on disorted reports.
The term Atheist should be considered a derogatory term because it's use implies that god is fact and the Atheist is a non believer in fact.
Back to the advert, I believe they will make people give a thought about the whole subject, in fact it may even make some who never give it a thought take an interest in religion and possibly gain some much needed new members at church.
I am safe to post such things at this time on a Sunday. 
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Atheist
atheism noun the belief that there is no god.
atheist noun.
atheistic or
atheistical adj.
atheistically adverb. Compare
agnosticism under
agnostic,
theism,
deism.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Greek
atheos godless.
theism noun the belief in the existence of God or a god, especially one revealed supernaturally to humans. Compare
deism,
agnosticism under
agnostic,
atheism.
theist noun.
theistic adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Greek
theos god.
so how is the word atheist a derogatory term?
I have NEVER been penalised by anyone for my beliefs or lack of them.