technically atheism is a religion, its just one that teaches that there is no higher being or afterlife and a true atheist holds this belief very strongly. You will find the vast majority of non religious people are in fact agnostic. Problem with a nation that has little separation of church and state is highlighted here, the christens of a christian nation will sit on their high horse and spread their views in a forceful manor. This is promoted by the fact that the bible has a lot of influence in the politics and day to day lives of the nation and thus there peoples views are almost always in the public eye. Take an instance where church and state are seperate, the church has little or no influence on the politics of the nation and so their views are often ignored in favor of those that are most logical.