I think some are missing the point here. If one reasons that the actions by the atheists are nonsensical or even silly, then one might also reason that the actions of the Priest are also nonsensical and silly. One symbollic act infers another, neither of which evidences any observable change to reality. This is how they pull some people in from the fence. That is how they grow stronger socially and hence politically. Keep changing the terms of the argument. Approach it from different angles, and you peel off some more. It’s a common activist method. You take control of the intellectual argument and so long as you are determined, patient and persistent, in time you will win.
I think you mean "implies."