Atheism is a religion

I'll start of by apologizing that i couldn't post a second argument due to lack of time. My opponent has made some interesting arguments on how to define what religion is and who a religious person are. So far i haven't seen any sources from the instigator that backups his claims, sadly. The question turns more into: "do you think that Atheism should be considered a religion?". Because whether you like it or not Atheism is not considered a religion anywhere. The freedom of religion that exists in North America and some parts of western Europe does not apply to Atheism. Atheists has a right NOT to practice a religion, and that's exactly what they do, they don't practice a religion because they don't belong to one. And if we are going to define every single belief in something as a religion, then the word religion becomes useless. Because what you're saying is that religion basically has the exact same definition as the word belief itself. So in your world the words belief and religion means exactly the same thing. Religion has always been related to a large following of religious people with a certain faith of a certain god. Religion, faith and god are connected, and seperating them completely ruins the historical meaning of religion. There is a reason why we call christians, such as myself, religious. Just like there is a reason we don't call atheists religious. And i would argue over your statement that Atheism takes faith. Atheists believes what they see with their own eyes, that does not require faith. It takes faith to believe something in the unknowing. Faith is an act of courage and humility. Sure, atheists may believe in the big bang theory, but they do not believe in the existence of god. And not believing in the existence of god does not take faith, because no single human being on earth have seen god with their own eyes. And faith is about taking a "leap of faith", it's about dedicating yourself to an idea that is not proveable. And the argument whether Atheists are believers or non-believers could be turned around how much we want. I personally define an Atheist someone who doesn't believe in a god, instead of your definition which seems to be "belief in no god". The Oxford dictionary is on my side, but many dictionaries has two definitions and it is those we are arguing over. Let's look what history says. The word Atheist derived from the greek word "atheos" which translated to "godless". The word godless translates to: The Oxford Dictionary: "Not believing in God". Dictionary.com: "Having or acknowledging no god or deity; atheistic.". Merriam-webster: "Not believing in God". So the three biggest dictionaries online is saying exactly what i have been saying all along. But i personally find this as irrelevant. Because religion has never been about beliefs it has always been about faith. And the word belief and faith are two very different things. They are similar, yes. But faith is more deeper. Faith is when you devote yourself "spiritually" to a person, a thing or and idea. A simple belief can be a belief in anything, it can be a belief in something that doesn't even affect me. I believe that Microsoft is better than Apple for example. This belief has no effect on my life whatsoever. Faith is about putting your trust and soul into someone or something. Faith is something that effects your life and the way you see the world as it is. As i said before faith is about courage and humility. And faith has always been related to god and to religion, while beliefs hasn't. Thank you for the debate.