Just another reason to hate religious extremists and organized religion in general...

[Bun-Bun]

Is it me, or is atheism turning into a zealous religion these days?

Not an atheist? Then you're a moral and intellectual inferior and must convert because you offend me!

Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.

I think what's going on is that between atheism gaining adherents and the Internet allowing collectives to form, the radical fringe is more vocal and visible. This is accentuated by the perception that it's a new thing and atheism has possibly reached mainstream tolerance if not acceptance. It's not that much different from any particular zealotry, and not representative of the whole.

Also gauging atheist fervor from FIT may not be the best selection of data points.