I respect atheists they are most intelligent and sensible men
Atheists are so sensible people do not give religion to enslave your mind. It infuriates the religious leaders and so they lead a constant struggle with atheism. In this struggle the state is on the side of religion.
I kind of agree with your point here dude. Religion from the beginning has been used to manipulate and control people and these atheists tend to be a bit more logical thinkers so they can see beyond these religion's restrictions and sometimes absurd laws. I believe that religion can many times bring out the best in men but sometimes being too reliant and submissive without analyzing is not good for everyone
I believe that any religion is a business project. Their objective is to make money and subjugate the people. For this reason, there have been many wars in the world. The spheres of influence of religion.