Atheists need to do more good deeds and should embrace religious humanism

Strength of ReasonIf a religious person is entrenched in their beliefs and supported by others, nothing will convince them to abandon their beliefs. Though they may be uneducated, they'll still hold firm to that which they believe and to that which they have been told by their trusted ministers. People often find comfort in ignorance, and happily accept being told what is right and wrong by someone they view as an authority.The key is to educate them about their own religion before attacking it, which must be done through reason. In order for a theist to cast off his faith, he must see and understand what the atheist does. Many atheists who were former theists (such as Matt Dillahunty, cited before) ended up de-converting as a result of searching for answers in religion. This undermining must be done through reason.Moral ArgumentsAt first glance, your proposal that atheists should demonstrate good will seems plausible. Unfortunately, their conclusions are a result of their own reasoning founded in their religious beliefs [1,2,3], so regardless of what is demonstrated by atheists, they will maintain their view.Atheistic LabelAtheism doesn't function like this; you are treating atheism like it's a belief group. Religious communities band together under a the comradery of a common theistic belief and religious values. Atheism is the lack of a such belief; atheism doesn't define who a person is, but rather who they are *not*. The only thing that atheists universally have in common with each other is this lack of belief.The reason that the current atheist community exists is because of the pressures of theism. For example, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster emerged in response to the efforts to get Intelligent Design taught in science classrooms. [4] Atheism only speaks against religious pressures and no other topic qualifies as atheism, by virtue of its definition, which explains why so many religious people view atheism as an enemy.There are many secular (non-religion) charities in the world (i.e. Goodwill Industries, S.H.A.R.E. [Secular Humanist Aid and Relief Effort]) [5]. There is no reason to place an atheism label on secular humanist efforts, because it can easily be taken as an "anti-religious" declaration. If these secular groups start parading around an atheistic title, then it will be disdained by many for its apparent opposition to religion, which is contradictory to the ultimate goal.The Clergy ProjectHumanist efforts by atheists will not attract new members but rather, it will just make atheism more acceptable. The Clergy Project appeals to pastors who are secretly atheist; they are already members of atheism, regardless of whether they accept the title or not. These people are the most powerful atheist influences available: they are trusted by their people, so if there is anyone that can penetrate their fortress of faith with reason, it is them. This reinforces that reason is ultimately more useful than demonstrating good will.Liberal ChristianityThis is a function of compromise, which is founded in reason. This is most effectively accomplished by convincing a Christian why he should accept more tolerable positions, which is done by way of reasonably "attacking" and "devaluing" the more rigid viewpoints. I don't believe such efforts will affect extremists and biblical literalists; they have different branches of Christianity in the first place because they already did not agree with each other.[1] Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[2] Charisma Magazine - http://www.charismamag.com...[3] Apologetic Press - http://www.apologeticspress.org...[4] The Church of the FSM - http://www.venganza.org...[5] Freethoughtpedia - http://www.freethoughtpedia.com...