small-a "atheism" is no religion, being a personal statement of belief.
big-A "Atheism" - the declaration as fact that there are no gods - is well beyond what any rational or evidentiary/empirical process can support. In this wise, it passes from personal belief into the realm of DOGMATIC FAITH. That makes it a religion.
Sorry. I did not understand that post.
Would you mind simplifying it for me?
I.e., in your view, what makes a religion?