Atheism is tied to religion in that it is religions that posit god-concepts as having a non-mythological/non-fictional basis in reality. Atheism is perfectly compatible with religions that are non-theistic.
But the question is what could be talked about. If atheism to you is merely some cosmic nihilism, then you’d be welcome to not attend and instead throw a ferret into someone’s tub to try to get money for Jackie Treehorn.
No, and no.
Atheism is tied to religion in that it is religions that posit god-concepts as having a non-mythological/non-fictional basis in reality. Atheism is perfectly compatible with religions that are non-theistic.
But the question is what could be talked about. If atheism to you is merely some cosmic nihilism, then you’d be welcome to not attend and instead throw a ferret into someone’s tub to try to get money for Jackie Treehorn.