Tim asks:
"But is atheism a religion, too?"

Atheism is, by definition, the lack of a belief. It has no temples or churches, it collects no money to build monuments to itself. It has no flag, no icons, no statuary. It has no popes or priests or ministers. And it is definitely not recognized by any country anywhere for tax exempt status as a religion. So by both moral and legal definitions the answer is NO!

But don't confuse science with atheism. They are two very different things. Science is a method for determining objective truth. It is not a belief system and is not based upon what you believe or in which country or culture you were raised.

DA Morgan