I think it's important to note the difference between Atheism and non-religion. I'd take a secular Deist over an Atheist who believes their leader is the reincarnate of an advisor to Kublai Khan and thus qualified to sit in a huge palace and rule the country. Religion really is the important factor not Atheism.
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