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I think a better analogy might be "is baldness a hair cut" or maybe better "is a shaved head a hair cut".

Belief in god = hair

type of belief = specific style of hair cut

belief that there is no God = concious decision to remove hair

In my opinion a shaved head would be a hair cut, and atheism religion in the sense that it represents a concious decision on the part of a person to choose a certain belief in God (or a style of hair).

Of course, Religion is far more then a belief in God, or a belief about the nature of God. It includes all kinds of ethical, cultural, and ritualistic aspects. All of which, for the most part, atheism and agnosticism lack. So while its good to recognize that some people don't belive in God, the sections on these "religions" would necessarily be short. Kind of like how the lesson at beauty college on how to shave someone's head is necessarily short.