I thought “Athe” is a joke, a fictional goddess worshipped by Athe-ists? Besides which, it could be argued that it is possible to have a religion that endorses atheism—some forms of Buddhism, for example—but atheism itself is no more a religion than monotheism, polytheism, or dualism. I suppose this would change the analogy to “curly is a hair color”.
I thought “Athe” is a joke, a fictional goddess worshipped by Athe-ists? Besides which, it could be argued that it is possible to have a religion that endorses atheism—some forms of Buddhism, for example—but atheism itself is no more a religion than monotheism, polytheism, or dualism. I suppose this would change the analogy to “curly is a hair color”.
Of course, definitions may vary.