The Problem With Theistic Privilege

In most religions, both monotheistic and polytheistic, there is a prejudice against atheistic adherents. Often because of orthodoxy, which means one's beliefs must be correct. Considering it is often impossible to change one's own beliefs, the very idea of orthodoxy is ridiculous.

There are also paths which claim to be orthopraxic, which means they are defined according to correct practice as opposed to correct belief. Wicca is one of these paths. However, many Wiccans refuse to accept atheistic Wiccans as one of them. It is one thing to not be accepted as an atheistic Catholic. Since Catholicism is an orthodox path, it could be said to be a contradiction in terms. However, since Wicca is an orthopraxic religion (not an orthodox one) any set of beliefs is compatible with it. The idea that an atheist can't be Wiccan is bigotry, plain and simple.

Since Wicca claims to honor a god and goddess, one might think that an atheistic Wiccan is a contradiction in terms. However, it is perfectly possible to honor the idea of a god without literally believing in it.

Since every part of the universe can be explained without God except perhaps its beginning/creation, every theistic belief system is ridiculous except deism (which posits a creator that does not intervene in its creation). Since this means that all religious beliefs are presumably false, it is ridiculous that theism would have higher status than atheism in any religion in this day and age.