A RELIGION NEED NOT BE BASED ON A BELIEF IN THE EXISTENCE OF A SUPREME BEING, (OR BEINGS, FOR POLYTHEISTIC FAITHS) NOR MUST IT BE A MAINSTREAM FAITH.” THUS, THE COURT CONCLUDED, ATHEISM IS EQUIVALENT TO RELIGION FOR PURPOSES OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND KAUFMAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RIGHT TO MEET TO DISCUSS ATHEISM; IS ATHEISM A RELIGION?