I know what you're referring to. Such people define themselves by their opposition to what they consider to be religion--and they oppose religion for ulterior motivers having nothing to do with the core issue.
Fortunately for me, I rarely actually have to deal with such people. And once they hear I'm an atheist, they leave me alone. One of the advantages of being an atheist, I guess :-)
"once they hear I'm an atheist, they leave me alone. One of the advantages of being an atheist, I guess :-)"
You see,... alot of it may just be semantics; you view being left alone to be an "advantage", while I wound have to consider it to be a profound "blessing". ;0)