Many can debate whether the Founding Fathers created the United States on Judeo-Christian values. Regardless of the conclusion, neither side can deny the presence of Christianity in the United States today.

However, for one day, God did not exist not only for Americans, but also for any world citizen who logged onto Twitter.

“No God” was the number one trending topic on Twitter Oct. 20, causing outrage amongst people of various religions.

Ironically, the topic “No God” rose to popularity after a mass retweeting of the phrase “Know God…Know Peace. No God…No peace,” which originated from the Twitter account of Run DMC’s Reverend Run.

A group of atheists who had been trying to get an agnostic topic to trend for months, according to de-conversion.com, responded with a phrase of their own: “Know god, no peace. No god, know peace.”

The tweets containing “No god” continued to pour in, and for one moment, the view that God does not exist was popular, even if only on Twitter.

The victory was short-lived. The same evening, Twitter combined the topic “No God” with the less popular topic “Know God.” Under “Know God,” the topic fell from the number one slot.

This move has caused many tweeters to accuse Twitter of censorship, alleging that Twitter combined the two to appease the Christian majority.

By combining the two topics, Twitter suppressed the fact that the most tweeted topic on Twitter that day was anti-religious, an odd move considering the praise it received for providing Iranians an outlet to speak freely during their elections. This double standard is unjust. If one group is offered a voice, all groups must.

The censorship of “No God” should be a rallying point for Tweeters everywhere regardless of their beliefs because the same Founding Fathers that many claim created this country on Judeo-Christian values also intended American citizens to have the freedoms of speech and religion, or, in this case, freedom to speak of their freedom from religion.

The bottom line is this: The First Amendment of the United States Constitution affords these freedoms to all Americans, and Twitter should respect it.^