“And I still don’t see why “atheism” and “religion” are the relevant terms, as if atheism were itself an ideology. Marxism, liberalism, fascism, platonism—and for that matter, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Animism, the Moonies, the Scientologists—differ in more important ways than the formal belief or nonbelief in a deity.”
My original point was that religious people follow the teachings of their religion regarding morality.
Atheists simply adopt the teachings of the surrounding culture, since that’s the most comfortable thing to do. However when atheists themselves are in control of society, there are no moral rules at all and mass murder follows.
Atheism is not a religion, but its an attitude which tends to include cultural moral relativism, hedonism and narcissism.
“Would you agree with me that many other, religious ideological governments share many problems with militantly atheistic ones?”
Actually, it would be hard to beat Pol Pot’s Cambodia and present day North Korea.