Apples to oranges?
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First, most atheists tend to try to get religion to stop messing with our government and dragging a bunch of unsupported (and in some cases, dangerous) beliefs into the lives of people who would be better off without them.
Second, a person that refuses to have dogma forced upon him/her (and thus being free from religion) does not disqualify this person from being a free thinker. In fact, the opposite action (accepting faith as an acceptable defense for an idea) does prevent a person from being a free thinker.
I like this smiley face (just thought you should know).