Athiesm is a rejection of religion and is therefore not a religion itself.
Garry, I’m afraid you’ve made the same mistake as Mixtec.
I didn’t say that atheism was a religion – that would be nonsense.
I did say that atheism was, and remains, a religious position: theists and atheists alike can offer no empirical evidence to support their beliefs and so must rely on faith.
I have seen nothing here so far that has persuaded me otherwise.