[Vive ut Vivas]

But that's not religion, unless I'm mistaken about what the term 'religion' means. Religion and philosophy are not synonymous, although one can be derived from the other. You can have a philosophy - your general outlook on life, i.e., I'm going to do ABC and not XYZ - but it is not, in any understanding I have of the word, a religion.

[Lexinom]

Here is a definition I have, from dictionary.com:

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5 entries found for Religion.

re·li·gion    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (r-ljn)
n.

1. 1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
   2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

Idiom:
get religion Informal

1. To become religious or devout.
2. To resolve to end one's immoral behavior.

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It seems to me (and apparently many others) silly that atheism should escape the same restrictions appled to other worldviews on a technicality, namely that it (practically if not explicitly) holds up man rather than God as the supreme being. It is a positive worldview, not the antithesis of the presence of a worldview.

The interchanging of the terms "religion" and "worldview" is deliberate.

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

Religion - The word has nothing to do with God.

http://theroadtoemmaus.org/RdLb/11Phl/WrldV/religio.htm