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It doesn't
It doesn't deserve any more respect than anything else. But it also doesn't deserve disrespect unless people use is abusively or are narrow minded and arrogant about it. Those who are not religious deserve as much respect for their beliefs as those who are religious, but most often, religious people don't see it that way. Therefore, they earn no respect from me.
Well, you see Esmeralda, non religious people also see it that way, we have proof of that every day here on USMB by the hateful threads started by atheists attacking Christians for their beliefs. So do you hold as much contempt for the atheists who are narrow minded and arrogant about their beliefs, or do you hold your contempt only for the religious who match that description? If you're not applying it equally both ways, why wouldn't you be?