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Religion, its purpose in society, whichever denomination or brand of religion, and atheism itself, ultimately are issues that only matter to those that care about the existence or nonexistence of God.

To the other members of society, it simply isn't that important an issue as to dominate all other issues in society. Religion's good and harmful effects on society(and for the same token atheism) are simply no more or less significant than issues such as organized crime, drugs, pornography, gambling, etc etc.

Discuss.